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Preview week day 4 – state legislative elections

Welcome to the Thursday, July 14, Brew.

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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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Spartans offer 2024 Chicago 4-star ATH Tysean Griffin

Michigan State football has extended a scholarship offer to an elite talent from Chicago in the 2024 class

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Republicans claimed Supreme Court simply returned abortion laws to states – but are now pushing ‘fetal personhood’ in Congress

Congressional Democrats warn GOP is ‘openly planning to impose a national ban on abortion’

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Former Michigan Gov. Snyder's ex-chief of staff: State ignored Flint's lead concerns

DETROIT — A top aide to former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder took the stand in an Ann Arbor courthouse this week and described his frustrations with state agencies during the height of the Flint water crisis in 2015.

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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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State legislative primaries in Michigan increase compared to recent election cycles

Michigan has 139 contested state legislative primaries this year, 47% of the total number of possible primaries, the highest rate of contested primaries in the state over the past five election cycles.

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Univ. of Michigan names experienced leader Ono as president

The University of Michigan has named Santa Ono as its new president

The Independent UK

REPORT: Michigan State basketball, Gonzaga finalize Veteran’s Day game on USS Abraham Lincoln

Michigan State and Gonzaga have reportedly finalized their Veteran's Day game on an aircraft carrier

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In Michigan, the future of abortion rights could soon be up to voters

Abortion rights advocates in Michigan are hoping a wave of newly-motivated activists will turn out this year to override an abortion ban and put broad reproductive rights in the state constitution.

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Michigan voters say court's abortion ruling will influence their vote, poll finds

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn a half-century of abortion rights is likely to drive more Michigan voters to the polls in November as they consider where candidates stand on the controversial issue and weigh enshrining a right to abortion in the state constitution.

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Michigan State basketball offers 2024 Ohio PF Jesse McCulloch

Michigan State basketball has extended a scholarship offer to a rising talent in the 2024 class

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Signatures submitted for abortion rights initiative in Michigan

On July 11, the campaign Reproductive Freedom for All submitted 753,759 signatures for the ballot initiative, which would appear on the ballot in Michigan this November.

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Michigan sees spike in cases, deaths from COVID-19 in past week

DETROIT — Michigan experienced a spike in the coronavirus as it added 16,681 cases and 160 deaths from COVID-19 Tuesday, including totals from the previous six days, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

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Pete Buttigieg Is Moving to Michigan. He Should Take the Transportation Department With Him.

It would signal that the transportation future involves decentralization and rapid change rather than Washington-style command-and-control.

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Draymond Green headlines 2022 Michigan State athletics Hall of Fame class

The Independent UK

Woman accused in husband's death returned to US from Italy

A woman accused in the 2002 fatal bludgeoning of her husband in Michigan has been ordered held on a $10 million bond following her return to the U.S. from Italy

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Michigan Democrats picking sides in Levin-Stevens primary - Roll Call

Democrats in Michigan's 11th District have to pick between incumbent Reps. Andy Levin and Haley Stevens in the Aug. 2 primary.

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Day 2 of the week of previews – state executive offices

Welcome to the Tuesday, July 12, Brew.

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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.

The Independent UK

Detroit cash bail reforms to strike at racial inequality

Michigan’s largest district court and bail reform advocates are announcing the settlement of a class-action lawsuit against bail practices in Detroit, where hundreds of defendants are jailed for no other reason than their inability to afford court-imposed bail

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4-star TE, top Michigan State football target, set to announce college commitment

One of MSU's top targets in the 2023 recruiting cycle is set to make his collegiate decision

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Record signature numbers filed for Michigan abortion, voting rights initiatives

LANSING, Mich. — A ballot committee seeking to enshrine the right to abortion in the Michigan Constitution turned in 753,759 signatures Monday, a record amount that exceeds the state-mandated signature tally by more than 300,000.

The Independent UK

State lotteries transfer wealth out of needy communities

Lottery retailers in nearly every state are clustered in lower-income neighborhoods, driving a wealth transfer from less affluent and educated Americans to the multinational corporations that are increasingly managing the day-to-day operations of the state-sanctioned gambling games

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Incumbent Meijer faces challenger Gibbs in Michigan’s 3rd Congressional District Republican primary

Incumbent Peter Meijer and John Gibbs are running in the Republican primary for Michigan’s 3rd Congressional District on August 2, 2022. The winner of the primary will face Hillary Scholten (D) in the November general election.

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