Politics
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Right to Life of Michigan files court appeal to challenge Proposal 3 claiming ‘dangerous overreach’
Right to Life of Michigan, alongside several parents, have filed an appeal in the US Court of Appeals.
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Report: Billionaire accused in Florida prostitution sting donates $12k to boost Mike Rogers’ Senate campaign
A review of Federal Election Commission records by The ‘Gander found that Rogers’ campaign accepted a $12,000 contribution on Aug. 7 from John W. Childs—a billionaire GOP megadonor and former private equity executive who was charged in 2019 with soliciting prostitution.
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Michigan father with leukemia released from federal custody following judge’s order
Eight noncitizen Michigan residents must be released or at least granted bond hearings within seven days, ruled Brandy R. McMillion, a federal judge in the Eastern District of Michigan, in a case brought by the ACLU of Michigan.
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Judge orders a path to release for immigrant with leukemia facing deportation
A Michigan man facing possible deportation while dealing with life-threatening leukemia must be released from custody or at least be given a bond hearing in immigration court, a judge said.
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Why state lawmakers want to lock down Michigan’s cannabis market
Michigan’s recreational cannabis market is showing signs of burnout and state lawmakers say it’s time for regulators to start pumping the brakes.
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Michigan Democrats call for GOP response to leaked, slur-filled Young Republicans’ chat
In the wake of a report from POLITICO detailing a chat among leaders of Young Republicans’ chapters across the country, which included hundreds of uses of racial slurs and support for the use of gas chambers, slavery and rape, Michigan Democrats have called on the state’s Republican Party leadership to denounce the chat.
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Elissa Slotkin raises alarm over secret Trump-era terrorist group designation list
US Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Holly) called a new policy enacted by President Donald Trump “unprecedented” and “straight out of an authoritarian playbook, where the President gets to play judge, jury and executioner.”
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Federal shutdown leaves Michigan moms wondering: will WIC still work next week?
About 200,000 Michiganders rely on WIC for food, formula, and health care support. Now, the Trump administration is leaving families guessing how long those benefits will last.
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Industry group files lawsuit to block Michigan’s new wholesale tax on weed
A cannabis industry trade association is challenging the state’s newly approved tax on the sale or transfer of wholesale marijuana, filing the complaint shortly after the policy was signed into law.
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McMorrow clarifies stance on Gaza, joins Michigan Dems calling situation a genocide
Yet another Michigan Democratic candidate seeking statewide office has called the situation in Gaza and the Israeli military offensive against the Palestinian people there a genocide—this time from US Senate hopeful Mallory McMorrow.
