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Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s father has died. As we hear from Rick Pluta, Richard Whitmer was a prominent figure in state politics and business in his own right.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is anticipating chaos as the new enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act opens on Saturday. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

A ballot campaign planning to launch soon would ask voters to ban political donations from committees affiliated with utility monopolies and from with public contractors. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A group of protesters demonstrated outside Ann Arbor City Hall Monday night. They called out organizations they say are guilty of voter suppression and the corporations that support them. WEMU’s Josh Hakala reports.