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MSU board asks Whitmer to consider removing trustees Vassar and Denno amid misconduct allegations
In a late night meeting Sunday, Michigan State University trustees formally removed Rema Vassar as the board’s chair after she had resigned the post hours earlier following an outside report released last week.
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Michigan activists call for state lawmakers to fight against poverty
BY KEN COLEMAN, MICHIGAN ADVANCE MICHIGAN—Dozens of Michigan activists rallied at the Michigan Capitol on Saturday and called for the state government lawmakers and executives across the nation to respond to poverty. “It’s time to take back the mic. It’s time to lift our voices,” said Michigan Poor People’s Campaign Chair Derrick Knox Jr. “It’s…
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Report asks MSU to have governor consider removal of trustees Vassar and Denno
Some of the accusations flung between members of Michigan State University’s governing board are true, an investigation from an independent firm found this week. It’s recommended that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer review MSU Trustee Chair Rema Vassar and Trustee Dennis Denno’s actions, which it says violated bylaws and codes of ethics at the university.
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Michigan Senate committee considers bills to cap payday loan rates
Testimony was heard Wednesday on proposed legislation to cap the rates that payday lenders in Michigan can charge and prevent “a debt trap by design.”
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Michigan redistricting commission finalizes revised state House voting map
Michigan’s redistricting commission has finalized a revised map for seven state House districts, which have now been submitted for court review.
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Nessel supports nixing Michigan’s 24-hour waiting period on abortion
Reproductive rights groups joined together for a lawsuit looking to throw out Michigan’s 24-hour waiting period for receiving an abortion.
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Advocates blast Michigan Republican for floating birth control ban
First, he wanted to ban transgender health care. And now has speculated about wanting to ban a form of health care used by thousands of Michigan women.
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New Michigan voter education videos feature ASL to reach voters with disabilities
Michigan voters with disabilities can access new voter education videos featuring American Sign Language on MichiganVoting.org.
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RNC names Hoekstra as chair of the Michigan Republican Party
It’s a question that has been asked and answered, and yet, remains without a resolution: Who runs the Michigan Republican Party?
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Michigan fake elector case points to nationwide effort to keep Trump in office
The preliminary exams will continue in the coming weeks as the court schedules with the defense of the various defendants.
