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The Michigan Legislature’s Republican leaders are asking the judge who blocked enforcement of the state’s abortion ban to remove herself from the case.
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The Michigan Legislature’s Republican leaders have asked the state Court of Appeals to allow Michigan's dormant ban on most abortions to go into effect.
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The bill was adopted with bipartisan support, but Whitmer said in a short, terse veto message that she was protecting her office.
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The Legislature is on a three-week summer recess after finalizing budget bills and sending them to Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s desk. But that was just round one of state budget negotiations.
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Intermediate school districts would hire dedicated mental health and safety staff under a bipartisan package introduced this week in the Michigan House of Representatives.
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The Michigan Legislature wrapped up work on budget bills in a session that lasted into the early morning hours Friday. But another round of spending plans is still needed, because the state still has billions of dollars in the bank.
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The roughly $77 billion plan includes a $54.8 billion for state departments as well as a combined $22.1 billion for school aid, community colleges, and public universities.
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Some Republican prosecutors also say they’re not bound by the Court of Claims order. But no abortion providers have been charged with violating the ban.
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This week, the Michigan House of Representatives passed a resolution for “Pride Week,” but some lawmakers are worried about how much effort that took.
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Republicans in the state Legislature have sponsored a bill that would impose penalties of up to 20 years in prison and thousands of dollars in fines on abortion providers.