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State Senate Democrats demanded floor time Thursday to chastise Republicans for refusing to allow a vote on any bill to reverse or amend Michigan’s dormant ban on abortion. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A Republican-sponsored bill in the state Legislature would impose harsh penalties on abortion providers. The legislation was introduced as the U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to rule in a case that could roll back abortion rights protections. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Bills to preempt many future state and local COVID-19 emergency orders are expected to be voted out of a Republican-controlled state House committee today. We have more from Rick Pluta.

WEMU and Eastern Michigan University paid tribute Friday to one of the pillars of the station’s radio family: Lisa Barry. The award-winning local host of All Things Considered passed away last November and was honored with a memorial garden outside of King Hall. WEMU’s Josh Hakala has more.

A Republican-led state House committee held its first hearing Wednesday on bills to rein in executive branch crisis management powers, including the ability to issue sweeping emergency orders like the ones used by Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to address the COVID-19 crisis. We have more from Rick Pluta.

One of the largest operators of charging networks for electric vehicles in North America is bringing a manufacturing operation to the Great Lakes State. Colin Jackson has more.

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.

Ford announced Thursday that it plans to expand production of electric and internal combustion-powered vehicles at plants in Michigan and Ohio. The announcement was made at the Detroit Regional Chamber’s annual policy conference on Mackinac Island. Rick Pluta was there.

Five Republicans have been booted from the state’s August gubernatorial primary and five Republicans are still on. That’s after a state board deadlocked on the question of whether they qualified despite thousands of forged and otherwise invalid petition signatures. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A suspension of Michigan taxes on motor fuel passed the state Senate Thursday. Colin Jackson has more.