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Abortion Rights

Pregnant women face increased criminalization post-Roe, new study finds

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump talks with workers in the kitchen of ll Toro E La Capra during a campaign event, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Trump said he ‘hated’ to pay workers overtime. In office, he could gut overtime rules.

Elissa Slotkin

Slotkin works to protect access to contraception for service members and military families

Rep. Elissa Slotkin’s vote helps avert a federal government shutdown

Vote sign and flag in Michigan

Your guide to voting in the Nov. 5 general election in Michigan

Harris says she would get rid of the filibuster to restore abortion rights nationwide

EV Plant

Over $1 billion in aid allocated for auto suppliers making the EV transition

Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., is seen during senate votes in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images)

Republicans block bill that would have affirmed the right to life-saving abortion care

City of Kalamazoo snow plows clear snow from West Michigan Avenue in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. (Joel Bissell | MLive.com)

Kalamazoo County, Detroit among communities to improve road safety using federal aid

Student walking down an aisle of bookshelves.

School vouchers suck money out of public schools, hurt low-income kids, expert says

In a file photo from Aug. 22, 2018, students work during the first day of school at Northwest Early Elementary School in Jackson, Michigan.

Michigan sees statewide improvements in school attendance and absenteeism

J.D. Vance

Republican senators claim to support IVF but voted against advancing bill to protect it