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The Michigan Legislature’s Republican leaders say they want to step in to defend the state’s dormant abortion ban if Attorney General Dana Nessel won’t. We have more from Rick Pluta.

There are calls for investigations and court battles are likely after the Michigan Bureau of Elections determined five Republican candidates for governor failed to file enough valid signatures to qualify for the August primary ballot. We have more from Rick Pluta.

An official legal opinion from Attorney General Dana Nessel says the state has failed to comply with a 1978 law that requires it create a registry and safety rules for medical tests conducted on animals. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said Tuesday that she won’t prosecute abortion cases if Roe versus Wade is overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court – but she acknowledged that she cannot stop local prosecutors from enforcing a long-dormant state abortion ban. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The Legislature is poised to send bills to Governor Gretchen Whitmer that would clear the way for Michigan to get its share of the national opioid lawsuit settlement. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Michigan Republicans are back home following a weekend convention in Grand Rapids that pitted factions of the party against each other over endorsements for statewide offices, including attorney general and secretary of state. Rick Pluta reports.

An attorney says he will take up the case opposing Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s challenge to Michigan’s dormant statutory abortion ban. As Rick Pluta reports, that ban would likely take effect if the US Supreme Court overturns the Roe versus Wade decision.

A state House committee adopted two bills Tuesday to ensure that Michigan’s share of the national opioid settlement with drug manufacturers is used to treat addiction and diverted to other purposes. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging Michigan’s dormant ban on abortion. The 91-year-old law was overruled by the 1973 Roe versus Wade US Supreme Court ruling. But that would change if the court strikes down the landmark decision. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Michigan’s attorney general is preparing for the state to start getting its part of a $26 billion settlement with some of the nation’s top opioid distributors. Colin Jackson has more from Dana Nessel's Monday visit to an addiction treatment center in Saginaw.