Michigan Constitution

Governor Gretchen Whitmer appears to have won her bid for a second term, fending off a challenge from Republican Tudor Dixon.Rick Pluta has more.

For three and a half decades, Republicans have either run the agenda in Lansing or at least had veto power amid Democrats’ shifting fortunes. At no point since 1983 have Democrats simultaneously held the governor’s office, the state House and the Michigan Senate. But Democrats are cautiously eyeing the possibility that this could finally be their year. Rick Pluta has more.

Michigan has been an abortion rights battleground since June, when the US Supreme Court issued the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe versus Wade. Proposal 3 is an attempt to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution. But the issue is more complex than a single up-or-down vote, and the controversy will almost certainly linger past the November election. Rick Pluta has more.

Proposal Three is one of the three constitutional amendments that Michiganders will see on the November ballot. The Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti Chamber of Commerce hosted an event to explore both sides of the abortion debate. WEMU’s Josh Hakala was there.

Proposal Two is one of the three constitutional amendments that Michiganders will see on the November ballot. The Ann Arbor Ypsilanti Chamber of Commerce hosted an event to explore both sides of the debate. WEMU’s Josh Hakala reports.

Proposal One is one of the three constitutional amendments that Michiganders will see on the November ballot. The Ann Arbor Ypsilanti Chamber of Commerce hosted an event to explore both sides of the debate. WEMU’s Josh Hakala reports.

The three constitutional amendments on the November ballot will get an in-depth analysis of both sides of the issues Friday morning. WEMU’s Josh Hakala has a preview.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed a bill that will require schools to publicly post notices regarding parents’ rights as well as a quote from the Michigan Constitution. Rick Pluta reports.

The future of abortion rights in Michigan is on the November ballot. Proposal Three would enshrine abortion rights in the Michigan Constitution. If adopted, it would supersede a 1931 state law that would ban most abortions and punish abortion providers. But the proposal would not settle every question regarding abortion rights in Michigan, as we hear from Rick Pluta.

A free market think tank will appeal a federal court decision to dismiss its claim that a 1970 amendment to the Michigan Constitution discriminates against religious schools. Rick Pluta has more.