Voting In State
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Michigan mamas make the case for statewide expansion of cash-based assistance for babies
Parents and advocates for maternal and child health filed into the Michigan Capitol on Tuesday as members of the Senate Committee on Housing and Human Services prepared to take testimony on a proposal to bring a cash-based program supporting pregnant parents and babies into state law.
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MAGA Michigan sheriff faces new criticism for politicking with official resources
Emails show that Livingston County Sheriff Mike Murphy, who’s also running for the Michigan Senate, held a political fundraiser for US Senate candidate Mike Rogers last month and coordinated the event using taxpayer-funded resources to do it.
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Mary Sheffield to face Solomon Kinloch in November election for Detroit mayor
The race for Detroit’s next mayor is set to pit a longtime City Council member against a popular pastor, after council President Mary Sheffield and megachurch leader Solomon Kinloch were the top two vote-getters in Tuesday’s nonpartisan primary.
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Decline to sign: Michigan voting rights groups sound alarm on petition drive ‘trap’
With signature gatherers hitting sidewalks across Michigan, groups are sounding the alarm on petitions they say would disenfranchise voters under the guise of election security.
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Empty ballots leave thousands of Michiganders with no choices on Election Day
A new analysis from BallotReady shows that Michigan’s 2024 election cycle featured several dozen races with no real competition—or no candidates running for office at all.
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Michigan petition drives: What to know before signing your name on a clipboard
Signatures are being collected by groups that want to change state laws or amend the state Constitution. This is your guide to the petition drives.
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Opinion: Michigan youth wants more choices, and ranked choice voting delivers
Michigan College Democrat makes the case for ranked choice voting statewide.
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7 Michigan Republicans could help Trump gut health care for 500,000 Michiganders
With US House Republicans poised to advance President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful” budget bill into law this week, Michiganders are again urging their representatives in Congress to reject the plan—or else risk 500,000 people losing health care coverage statewide.
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Ballot initiative seeks to ban political contributions from monopoly corporations, like utilities
A ballot initiative is in the works to ban corporations with large existing or pending government contracts from making political contributions to candidates for office and sitting lawmakers.
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Personal testimonies reveal what’s at stake in Medicaid debates
As the US Senate debates drastic cuts to the Medicaid program under the GOP’s “big beautiful bill,” Michiganders are stepping up to share what’s at stake.
