Stories tagged: "petition"

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Business What’s Up With Minimum Wage in Michigan? 

Everybody has an opinion on wages. In Michigan, lawsuits, petitions, and voters will soon decide on an increase of the state's minimum wage.

Isaac Constans Isaac Constans August 31, 2022 4:29 pm EDT
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Education Two Conservative-Backed Initiative Campaigns Submit Signatures. What Happens Now?

Secure MI Vote and Let MI Kids Learn want to squeeze their initiatives through to the Legislature by the end of the year, but that seems unlikely. 

Isaac Constans Isaac Constans August 12, 2022 3:04 pm EDT
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Elections A Look at the Petition to Guarantee Reproductive Freedom for Michiganders

While court battles wage over the future of abortion access, a petition could put that right to a majority vote of the people.

Isaac Constans Isaac Constans June 27, 2022 5:20 pm EDT
Crime The then-Chief of Detroit Police James Craig speaks with the press about the protests taking place in Detroit, Michigan, June 3, 2020. Photo by Seth Herald via Getty.
Crime UPDATE: Half of Republican Candidates Disqualified After Forgery Scandal

Republican frontrunners for governor were rocked by a forgery scandal that could see them forced out of the race.

Isaac Constans Isaac Constans May 24, 2022 7:24 pm EDT
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Elections Conservative Organizers Haven’t Collected Enough Signatures for Petitions. That Won’t Stop Them, Yet.

A group of conservative organizers is still hoping to bypass voters on key issues after a missed deadline. They’re not giving up.

Isaac Constans Isaac Constans April 28, 2022 2:54 pm EDT

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Chicago White Sox baseball pitcher Ray Herbert smiles March 5, 1964, in Sarasota, Fla. Herbert, a 1962 American League All-Star winning pitcher who threw batting practice for his hometown Detroit Tigers for decades after retiring, died peacefully in Plymouth, Mich., on Dec. 20, 2022, five days after his 93rd birthday. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin, File) Sports Ray Herbert, Detroit Tigers Sandlot Ace and 1962 AL All-Star, Dies
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Coronavirus ‘For Your Neighbors:’ One Michigan Military Family’s Fight Against COVID-19

A Michigan military family shares how they view the responsibility to keep their neighbors safe during COVID-19. Here's how the Kesslers are helping.

Isaac Constans Isaac Constans September 28, 2021 2:57 pm EDT
Politics DETROIT, MI - DECEMBER 19: A community member signs a nominating petition to help gain Gretchen Whitmer ballot access for Michigan Governor. (Photo by Ali Lapetina for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Politics Keep Going Michigan: How to Get Your Great Idea on the Ballot

Some of the most powerful changes brought to Michigan law have come from citizen-led petition campaigns getting issues on the ballot. Here's how they did it.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel December 29, 2020 4:15 pm EST