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Anti-abortion groups will soon be on sidewalks and at events around the state, asking voters to support measures that would restrict abortion in Michigan.  There are two groups trying to get enough signatures for their ballot initiatives.

Cheyna Roth breaks down the measures and how Michigan could effectively outlaw abortion in the near future.

Voters might have the chance to decide a pair of workers’ rights questions next year.

It's still unknown if voters in Ann Arbor will see a Library Lot proposal on the November ballot.

The state has asked a court to dismiss a legal challenge filed by the campaign to legalize marijuana in Michigan.

The Ann Arbor's clerk office is still in the process of verifying signatures from a petition that calls for voters to decide in November what should be done with the city's Library Lot. 

A state elections board has rejected petitions filed by the campaign to legalize marijuana in Michigan.  The next step appears to be a court battle over the time limits set by the state to gather petition signatures. 

The state Elections Bureau says the petition drive to legalize marijuana in Michigan has failed to gather enough signatures needed to qualify for the ballot. 

There could be a legal showdown looming between state elections officials and the ballot campaign to legalize marijuana.

A state House committee will review a bill Wednesday which will limit the time frame to gather petition signatures to 180 days.