10 big changes coming to Michigan in 2024
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed more than 300 bills into state law last year—and many of them set to take effect next month.
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2024
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MICHIGAN LAW
Dec
2023
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Court: Boundaries for 13 Michigan legislative districts illegally influenced by race
The boundaries of 13 Detroit-area seats in the Michigan Legislature must be redrawn, a three-judge panel said Thursday after finding the map was illegally influenced by race.
Dec
2023
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Two people who worked for former Michigan House leader are charged with financial crimes
Two people who had close ties to a former Republican lawmaker were charged this week with a raft of financial crimes—including embezzlement.
Dec
2023
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8 ways Michigan Democrats protected abortion rights in 2023
Followig the overturn of Roe v. Wade, Michigan has emerged as a nationwide beacon for protecting reproductive rights and expanding access to abortion care.
Dec
2023
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Republican leaders testify about Michigan fake elector plan
BY ANNA LIZ NICHOLS, MICHIGAN ADVANCE MICHIGAN—Republican Party leaders who served in 2020 offered their accounts in court Thursday of what they knew prior to 16 individuals signing and submitting false electoral votes for former President Donald Trump, who lost...
Dec
2023
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Whitmer signs law to keep Michigan kids focused on class—not toothaches
A new state law will help ensure thousands of Michigan children have access to dental care before they go to kindergarten.
Dec
2023
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12 Michigan Republicans who rejected their own districts’ views on abortion
Millions of Michiganders voted last year to cement reproductive rights into the state Constitution. But that hasn’t stopped Republican opposition.
Dec
2023
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New laws to reform Michigan juvenile justice system
Bipartisan legislation is set to reform Michigan’s juvenile justice system and better position Michigan youth for success.
Dec
2023
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Michigan Supreme Court takes up case on upping minimum wage
The Michigan Supreme Court heard arguments in a longstanding dispute over a state’s minimum wage law that dates back to 2018.
Dec
2023
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Whitmer signs law making it easier to sue drug companies
Michiganders who are harmed by faulty drugs will be able to pursue legal action against pharmaceutical companies under a new law signed this week.
