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A proposal to block paychecks from future governors and legislators who miss the July 1 legal deadline to wrap up the state budget fell short Thursday in the state House. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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A challenge to a common and expensive part of the state budget process will be heard today by a Michigan Court of Claims judge. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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The U.S. Supreme Court has received a formal request to review its ruling on same-sex marriage. WEMU's Ana Longoria has the local response.
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The plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Michigan’s ban on using Medicaid to fund abortion care are appealing the dismissal of their case. Colin Jackson has more.
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A ballot measure to raise taxes on Michiganders making over $500,000 a year got delayed Thursday at a state elections board meeting. Colin Jackson has more.
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Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson will testify today before the Michigan House Oversight Committee on repairing the financial disclosure portal for lobbyists and lawmakers. Rick Pluta reports.
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A referendum campaign could repeal changes made to Michigan’s minimum wage law this year. Colin Jackson has more.
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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is asking a judge to reconsider an earlier ruling regarding abortion rights and strike down a law that requires abortion care clinics to screen patients on whether they are being pressured to end a pregnancy. Rick Pluta has more.
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Same-sex marriage is still banned in Michigan’s State Constitution and would become de jure law if the U.S. Supreme Court overturned its 2015 ruling that legalized the practice. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has a local perspective on the matter.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed bills Wednesday to give state officials another month to file financial disclosure reports as the state tries to fix its filing website. Otherwise, the deadline would be today. Rick Pluta reports.