ballot initiative

It’s looking like a ballot question to limit service fees on payday loans did not qualify to go before Michigan voters this November. Colin Jackson has more.

The campaign to cap payday lending rates has filed a legal challenge to a decision by state election officials to toss out petitions because of an alleged technical violation. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The Michigan Reproductive Freedom for All campaign turned in petitions this week to put abortion rights into the state Constitution. That’s several hundred thousand registered voters who’ve put their names on paper as supporting the cause. And that support could extend beyond abortion rights and offer some help for Democrats and progressives going into this November’s elections and beyond. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The petition campaign to enshrine abortion rights in the Michigan Constitution turned in signed petitions Monday to put the question on the November ballot. Organizers say an amendment would end any uncertainty in Michigan on whether abortion is legal in the state after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe versus Wade. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A campaign to add protections for abortion rights to the Michigan Constitution will submit petition signatures today to put the amendment on the November ballot. We have more from Rick Pluta.

For those who need to take a payday loan to help meet financial obligations, it can be crippling. With interest rates averaging 370% in Michigan, just paying the loan back creates a cycle of debt that can be near impossible to escape. The "Stop the Debt Trap" petition drive is seeking to limit those interest loan rates to a maximum of 36%. WEMU's David Fair spoke with the group's Josh Hovey about the effort to get the initiative on the November ballot and why it's so important for all too many in Washtenaw County and around the state.

Election day is coming up soon. Even though voters are mainly focused on the presidential primary, other issues are on ballot as well, including a 10-year…

The Republican leadership in the state House and Senate has filed a challenge to a recent opinion by Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel.The law in…

A bill making it harder to put issues on the statewide ballot has cleared the state Senate on a party-line vote.Republican state lawmakers are…

A proposed tax hike aimed at improving Michigan's transportation infrastructure and schools is heading to voters. The Michigan Legislature has put a sales…