2024
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Whitmer signs bills ending gay panic defense, driver responsibility fee
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed Michigan’s $23.4B education budget into law this week, as well as 39 other bills—including one to ban the “gay panic” legal defense.
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Harris campaign sees surge in Michigan volunteers
Donations are not the only thing the presidential campaign of Kamala Harris has seen a record-breaking increase in; so, too, are the number of people volunteering for the campaign.
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Kamala Harris has spent decades fighting to protect people from gun violence
While serving as San Francisco’s district attorney, Harris became known for prosecuting domestic abusers. As attorney general of California, her office investigated and seized firearms from those who unlawfully possessed them. And as a US senator, she co-sponsored bills to ban assault weapons.
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Judge upholds Biden-Harris administration’s ban on noncompete clauses
Noncompete clauses effectively prevent workers from starting their own business or finding a new job in the same field within a certain area or timeframe after leaving their current job. The Biden-Harris administration’s ban on them is now tentatively set to go into effect on Sept. 4, pending other legal action.
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Root for these 18 Michigan star athletes at the 2024 Olympics
The 2024 Summer Olympics are just around the corner, and Michigan has plenty of hometown heroes to root for. Check them out here.
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Eminem brings Taylor Swift’s historic reign at No. 1 to an end, Stevie Wonder’s record stays intact
Eminem’s latest album, “The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce),” has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, unseating Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department” after 12 weeks.
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VIDEO: Kamala Harris Shares Why She Became a Prosecutor
@gandernewsroom Before Kamala Harris was elected to be the first Black, South Asian, and female vice president, she spent nearly two decades racking up a long list of accomplishments—including being the first woman elected as a local district attorney in California and the first woman to serve as California’s attorney general. But do you know…
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ICYMI: 7 times Kamala Harris has been to Michigan as VP—and what she had to say
Vice President Kamala Harris has been offering a consistent message to Michiganders during her trips to Michigan.
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Flint’s program supporting Black mothers & newborns reaches major milestone
As evidenced by a recent milestone, the City of Flint’s Rx Kids Program is changing (and potentially even saving) lives with cash aid.
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5 bike and brew tours for easy, breezy, and boozy Michigan afternoons
When the weather warms up, it’s time to strap on a helmet, kick your bike pedals into high gear, and taste some of the best breweries Michigan has to offer.
