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‘We will not cave’: governors stockpile abortion drugs as access is threatened

Massachusetts, California and Washington pledge to provide medication after a federal judge invalidated 23-year FDA approval

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Newly elected United Auto Workers leader strikes militant tone ahead of contract talks

The UAW has a new president, Shawn Fain, who is promising a return to aggressive political activity by the union, along with a tougher approach with auto companies.

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DeSantis lays out Florida as blueprint for Republican success in Michigan speech

MIDLAND, Mich. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis touted recent GOP victories in the sunshine state as a roadmap for national Republican wins as he spoke Thursday to a packed crowd of Michigan Republicans.

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GOP's DeSantis visits Whitmer's Michigan, the 'anti-Florida'

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is going to the northern Michigan community of Midland for a county GOP event Thursday before heading to speak at Hillsdale College

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'Slay a zombie': Whitmer signs repeal of 1931 abortion ban

BIRMINGHAM, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, surrounded by a packed room of pink-wearing lawmakers, advocates, doctors and stakeholders, on Wednesday signed legislation to repeal Michigan's 1931 abortion ban.

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) Signs Labor Bill Package, Repealing Michigan’s Right-to-work Law

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed three labor policy bills on March 24, including a bill repealing the state’s 2012 right-to-work law.

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Whitmer strikes 1931 abortion ban from Michigan law

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation Wednesday repealing Michigan's abortion ban from 1931 that made it a crime to assist in an abortion

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signs labor bill package, repealing Michigan’s right-to-work law

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed three labor policy bills on March 24, including a bill repealing the state’s 2012 right-to-work law. Votes for all three Democratic-sponsored bills were along party lines.

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UAW VP: 'We have to start punching back' to save Jeep plant in Illinois

DETROIT — A vice president of the United Auto Workers made an impassioned call Tuesday to save an indefinitely idled Jeep plant in Illinois on day two of the Detroit-based union's bargaining convention.

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Legislature's three-month sprint reflects sea change in Michigan policy, politics

LANSING, Mich. — The Democratic majorities in the House and Senate in their first three months of session have ditched a right-to-work law, revived the prevailing wage for state construction projects, scrapped an abortion ban, boosted low-income tax credits and cut taxes on residents receiving pensions.

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Michigan returns to real democracy

Elections matter: Michigan rejected GOP extremism, and the Democrats' "trifecta" has already created real change

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Gov. Whitmer signs bills to repeal right to work, restore prevailing wage

LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivered two significant victories for Michigan labor unions Friday by signing a repeal of the 2012 right-to-work law and a reinstatement of the prevailing wage standard for state-funded construction projects.

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Michigan 1st state in decades to repeal 'right-to-work' law

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed legislation to repeal the state's decade-old “right-to-work” law, which was passed by a Republican-controlled Legislature

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Army Corps further delays decision on Great Lakes oil tunnel

Federal officials are delaying a decision on whether to approve an oil pipeline tunnel in a Great Lakes waterway

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Michigan lawmakers repeal right-to-work, revive prevailing wage

LANSING, Michigan — The Democratic-led Michigan Legislature voted along party lines Tuesday on landmark legislation to restore prevailing wages for state construction projects and repeal the right-to-work law that barred union contracts from requiring membership fees as a condition of employment.

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Britain's 'Lockdown Files' Reveal the Sordid Thinking Behind Pandemic Policy

Eye-opening insights into the messy motivations behind restrictive COVID-19 responses.

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Michigan Republicans face debt, crossroads on presidential primary

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Republican Party is facing $460,000 in debt and is in a "pickle" about the looming presidential primary race, according to comments recently made by new state GOP Chairwoman Kristina Karamo.

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Michigan Democrats are getting their way for the first time in nearly 40 years

For the first time in decades, Democrats run the show in Michigan, passing legislative priorities they've been after for years: repealing a 1931 abortion law, repealing right-to-work and more.

The Independent UK

Michigan adds LGBTQ protections to anti-discrimination law

Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation Thursday that will permanently outlaw discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in the state

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Michigan leaders promise quick action to combat gun violence: 'Now is the time'

LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Michigan's other Democratic leaders promised supporters of measures aimed at combating gun violence they would take action "in short order" Wednesday during a rally outside the state Capitol.

The Independent UK

Wisconsin man pleads guilty to role in Whitmer kidnap scheme

A Wisconsin man who was accused of a secondary role in a plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge

The Independent UK

Michigan Senate votes to repeal 2012 law restricting unions

The Michigan Senate has approved legislation to repeal the state's “right-to-work” law, further advancing one of Democrats' top legislative goals since taking control of the state government this year

WEKU

Michigan man arrested on firearms charges after allegedly threatening Biden, Whitmer

Randall Robert Berka II has been charged with possessing a firearm as a prohibited person, but not with making the threats. He hasn't yet entered a plea.

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Whitmer, LGBTQ+ community targeted with death threats in new extremism case

DETROIT — FBI agents have uncovered new threats to kill Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, along with other Democratic politicians, law enforcement officers and those in the LGBTQ+ community, according to a criminal case unsealed Friday that marks the latest crackdown on violent antigovernment extremism in Michigan.

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