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Clinics flooded as Michigan becomes abortion haven: 'This is chaos'

DETROIT — A mad scramble for abortion services nationwide has spiked demand for abortions in Michigan as other states have shuttered their clinics in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's rollback of Roe v. Wade.

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Whitmer's $9.5M cash haul boosted by celebrities, donors from every state

LANSING, Mich. — A California movie director, a Nevada politician, a Hawaii architect and a rancher from Montana provided four of the more than 90,000 contributions that resulted in a record fundraising haul for Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's reelection campaign over the first seven months of 2022.

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Kansas vote could allow ban, but abortion foes mum on plans

A vote is looming in Kansas that could clear the way for the Legislature to more strictly regulate or ban abortion, but abortion opponents are hesitating to say what they intend to do if they win

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Flint water crisis costs Michigan $53 million in legal bills so far

DETROIT — The state has spent nearly $53 million since 2016 for both the prosecution and defense of Michigan's top officials in the Flint water criminal and civil litigation, with costs spanning four departments and at least 25 state employees, according to records obtained and reviewed by The Detroit News.

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Suit seeks to ban Ryan Kelley from Mich. ballot for Jan. 6

A lawsuit has been filed in Michigan to try to disqualify a Republican candidate from the governor's race

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Stark political divides overshadow gathering of US governors

Stark political divides are overshadowing a meeting this week of the nation's governors

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Preview week day 4 – state legislative elections

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Michigan Gov. Whitmer bans extradition of out-of-state residents seeking abortions. What's the impact?

LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday signed an executive order blocking the extradition of individuals who travel from states' outlawing abortion to Michigan to obtain an abortion.

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Michigan Gov. Whitmer bans extradition of out-of-state residents seeking abortions

LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday signed an executive order blocking the extradition of individuals who travel from states' outlawing abortion to Michigan to obtain an abortion.

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Nolan Finley: The disappearing GOP primary race

If it seems as if Michigan Republicans are just going through the motions of a gubernatorial primary campaign, listlessly ticking off the days until Aug. 2 when they can officially anoint a sacrificial lamb to face Gretchen Whitmer in the fall, that's because that's what's happening.

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Michigan's GOP-led Legislature asks appeals court to reject injunction blocking state abortion ban

DETROIT — Michigan's Republican-controlled Legislature has asked an appellate court to overturn a judge's preliminary injunction currently stopping Michigan's abortion ban from being enforced.

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GOP push to defeat Whitmer threatened by candidates' baggage

The Republican primary for Michigan governor is shaping up as a battle of whose personal baggage is the least disqualifying

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Michigan governor hopeful pleads not guilty in Jan. 6 riot

A Republican candidate for Michigan governor has pleaded not guilty for his actions during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021

The Independent UK

Six candidates are running in the Republican primary for governor of Michigan

Six candidates are running in the Republican primary for governor of Michigan. Four candidates—Tudor Dixon, Ryan Kelley, Kevin Rinke, and Garrett Soldano—lead in fundraising and polling. The winner of the primary will face incumbent Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) in the November general election.

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vetoes bill to set special election dates within 30 days

DETROIT — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vetoed a bill that would have required her and future governors to set special election dates for state lawmaker seats within 30 days of their vacancy, a move that Republicans described as unexpected and protecting her own power.

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New trial ordered for two alleged ringleaders in Michigan governor kidnapping plot

They allegedly wanted to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer from vacation home and hold ‘treason trial’

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Judge orders new trial for two accused Whitmer kidnapping plotters

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A federal judge on Thursday ordered two men accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to stand for a retrial, nearly three months after jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict on their guilt.

The Independent UK

2nd trial set for Aug. 9 for 2 men charged in Whitmer plot

A judge has set Aug. 9 for a second trial for two men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

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The midterms are happening now. Here are the key primaries to watch

Here are the key dates ahead in the 2022 midterm elections, as Democrats try to hold onto and even expand razor-thin majorities in the U.S. House and Senate and Republicans weigh the influence of former President Donald Trump.

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Pandemic petition woes derail candidates, ballot initiatives

James Craig, a former Detroit police chief who was running for Michigan governor, said he remembers pleasant conversations with petition circulators at his campaign events this spring and never suspected anything untoward was happening.

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Michigan shapes up as one of the next abortion battlefronts

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer tells NPR that abortion-rights supporters are fighting on all fronts to keep a 1931 ban from going back into effect.

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Whitmer again asks Michigan Supreme Court to end 'confusion' over state abortion ban

LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer made a third appeal Monday to the Michigan Supreme Court to immediately consider her lawsuit challenging the state abortion ban, asking the high court to rule definitively on the constitutionality of the law.

WEKU

In Michigan, abortion could come down to voters in November

Abortion is still legal in Michigan but it's the subject of litigation, is moving toward the ballot as a state constitutional amendment and will be a big issue in the competitive race for governor.

Reason

Some States Restrict Abortion After Dobbs, Others Rush To Protect Access

Plus: What overturning Roe means for Republicans' future, court halts ban of Juul products, and more...

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Abortion ruling could spur 'political earthquake' ahead of pivotal Michigan election

LANSING, Mich. — A landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that ended a nationwide constitutional right to abortion shook the political landscape in Michigan with Democrats contending the decision will energize their party less than five months ahead of a pivotal midterm election.

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