Stories tagged: "petition"

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
Politics President and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Michigan Lori Carpentier (left) called it “unsurprising” that Right to Life of Michigan failed to collect signatures in proportion to the number of Michigan voters who actually agree with their agenda to ban dilation and evacuation procedures. Indeed, Right to Life of Michigan President Barbara Listing (right) said in a statement that the increased minimum number of signatures required to be certified was the group’s biggest hurdle. (From left: Screenshot via YouTube; AP Photo/David Eggert, File)
Politics Right to Life of Michigan Abandons Petition Drive to Enact Extreme Abortion Ban

The petition to skirt Gov. Whitmer’s veto powers and ban the common dilation and evacuation abortion fell short of the required number of signatures.

Martha Spall Martha Spall July 28, 2020 11:54 am EDT
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Law and Policy This LGBTQ Rights Ballot Drive Sued For More Time. A Michigan Judge Met Them Halfway.

Fair and Equal Michigan wants to strengthen Michigan civil rights law for LGBTQ folks, but COVID threw a wrench in their plans. Now, they’ll be able to make up for some lost time.

Associated Press Associated Press June 11, 2020 11:25 am EDT

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In this Friday, June 26, 2020 photo, U.S. District Judge Laurie Michelson, left, administers the Oath of Citizenship to Hala Baqtar during a drive-thru naturalization service in a parking structure at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services headquarters on Detroit's east side. The ceremony is a way to continue working as the federal courthouse is shut down due to Coronavirus. The U.S. has resumed swearing in new citizens but the oath ceremonies aren't the same because of COVID-19 and a budget crisis at the citizenship agency threatens to stall them again. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) Immigration Biden’s Immigration Reforms Hit Home in Michigan, but the Work Isn’t Done
A finished clean room with stacked chairs in the science room at the Mildred Avenue K-8 School building in Boston's Mattapan, which were being cleaned for the reopening of school on July 9, 2020. Photo by David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Education Here’s the Mess Betsy DeVos Left for Incoming Education Secretary Miguel Cardona
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