State Law
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Michigan Board of State Canvassers certifies state election results for Trump
President-elect Donald Trump won Michigan by about 80,000 votes in November as the state saw the greatest voter turnout in state history at more than 5.7 million ballots cast, according to state election results certified unanimously Friday by the Michigan Board of State Canvassers.
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Clock ticks on charter school reforms as Michigan House Dems prepare to lose majority
Democratic state lawmakers only have a few weeks left to pass legislation that would require more transparency—and more accountability—for Michigan’s charter schools.
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Michigan US House Dems vote against passage of ‘Nonprofit Killer’ bill
House Democrats railed against a bill Thursday several of them supported in the past that would allow for the revocation of tax exempt statuses for nonprofits President-elect Donald Trump’s administration deems to be terrorism groups.
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Civil rights advocates celebrate growing Democratic ‘firewall’ on Michigan’s top court
Amid a so-called red wave of Republican victories in this year’s elections, civil rights advocates have spotted a “bright spot” for Michiganders—and their civil rights—after Democrats managed to expand their majority control of the state’s most powerful court.
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Michigan leaders push Dems to close tax ‘loophole’ for Big Box stores
Community leaders are calling on Democratic state lawmakers to use their final weeks in full control of this year’s legislative session to put an end to the so-called “Dark Store” tax theory that large retailers across Michigan have used to lower their property taxes.
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Michigan Senate committee approves bill to outlaw deliberate election disinformation
Legislation to prevent deliberate falsehoods surrounding elections has moved to the Michigan Senate for a potential vote in the lame duck session.
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‘Fix the damn system’: Parents of Oxford shooting victims call for state investigation
Parents of the victims of the Oxford High School shooting gathered Monday for a news conference to call on the state to open an independent investigation into the events that led to the shooting.
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Bipartisan Michigan lawmakers pen letter against Canadian nuclear waste site in Great Lakes basin
US Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Flint), US Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Lansing) and US Rep. John James (R-Shelby Twp.) led a letter opposing the storage of nuclear waste in the Great Lakes basin.
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Q&A: Meet Democratic House Minority Leader Elect Ranjeev Puri and his plans for 2025
Democratic state lawmakers in the Michigan House of Representatives have selected a new slate of leadership to help them navigate next year’s legislative session.
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Michigan Dems propose reforms to sex ed curriculum
Michigan House Democrats have unveiled a proposal to bring the state’s sex ed curriculum out of the 20th century.
