Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says it’s time for Michigan to pass paid family and medical leave
'No one should have to choose between being there for their family and a paycheck,' Whitmer said in a speech.
By Emily Singer - August 30, 2023'No one should have to choose between being there for their family and a paycheck,' Whitmer said in a speech.
By Emily Singer - August 30, 2023Michigan’s six GOP U.S. House members have filed more than 70 bills, but few would address the party’s promised priorities.
By Josh Israel - August 29, 2023The 11 companies that proposed the expansion projects have committed to providing $311 million in matching funds for the venture.
By Oliver Willis - August 28, 2023Siemens will benefit from new tax incentives designed to encourage companies to create clean energy jobs.
By Oliver Willis - August 16, 2023The latest news impacting reproductive rights around the country.
By Rebekah Sager - August 14, 2023State Rep. Matthew Maddock claimed that Democrats are weaponizing government departments against conservatives.
By Emily Singer - August 11, 2023Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro announced that after 30 years, the state budget would no longer fund the anti-abortion Real Alternatives organization.
By Rebekah Sager - August 08, 2023Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed new laws to strengthen Michigan’s gun safety legislation earlier this year. Democratic lawmakers in the Legislature plan to pass more bills.
By Matt Cohen - August 01, 2023Missouri’s ban on gender-affirming care faces a legal challenge, the U.S. Senate failed to pass an amendment that would have banned pride flags from federal buildings, and more.
By Will Fritz - July 31, 2023Meanwhile, Democratic governors and legislatures are expanding free and reduced-price school meal programs.
By Emily Singer - July 31, 2023Michigan joins 22 states in banning a practice that research says doesn't work and harms LGBTQ+ youth.
By Will Fritz - July 27, 2023The task force’s formation comes at a time when Republican politicians are rolling back child labor laws across the country.
By Matt Cohen - July 27, 2023The fake electors tried to overturn the will of Michigan voters by electing Donald Trump president, even though he lost.
By Emily Singer - July 19, 2023Kentucky's ban on gender-affirming care went into effect, a Michigan salon owner says transgender people are unwelcome, and more.
By Will Fritz - July 17, 2023Michigan voters enshrined abortion rights in their state Constitution, but Republicans hope to reverse those protections with a federal ban.
By Josh Israel - July 06, 2023Opposition in local politics to pride displays isn’t new, but elected officials and activists say it has become more visible this year.
By Will Fritz - July 05, 2023The latest news impacting reproductive rights around the country.
By Rebekah Sager - June 30, 2023The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act previously gave Michigan $900 million to expand broadband access.
By Oliver Willis - June 27, 2023The latest events impacting LGBTQ communities and their rights.
By Will Fritz - June 16, 2023Kristina Karamo had sought to block Detroit residents from voting by mail in 2022.
By Emily Singer - June 14, 2023Attorney General Dana Nessel's comments come after her department's investigation into allegations of corruption and sexual assault against the state's former speaker of the House.
By Matt Cohen - June 09, 2023The Committee to Protect Health Care hopes its billboard will make people think about how Florida's restrictive abortion law could impact their health care.
By Rebekah Sager - June 02, 2023Extreme risk protection laws, which allow judges to confiscate weapons when they think owners could pose a danger to themselves or others, can be effective at preventing gun deaths.
By Nick Vachon - May 05, 2023Between overwhelming support of voters, an appeal by the Michigan Legislature, and a signature from the governor, an abortion law on the books since 1931 has been struck down for good.
By Rebekah Sager - April 06, 2023The party has refused to remove a meme they posted falsely claiming Nazis enacted gun control laws in Germany before massacring over 6 million people. In fact, party chair Kristina Karamo defended it.
By Josh Israel - March 23, 2023American Bridge 21st Century is urging voters in Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin to ‘stand beside’ the president ‘to finish the job.’
By Josh Israel - March 10, 2023After winning back control of the Legislature for the first time in 40 years, the Democratic majority is passing a host of progressive bills.
By Emily Singer - March 09, 2023Karamo is an anti-abortion and anti-vaccine extremist who lost the 2022 Michigan secretary of state election.
By Emily Singer - February 21, 2023The plant will provide ‘generational opportunities’ for west Michigan and ‘make sure that production lines aren’t stalled by global shocks or shipping delays,’ said Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
By Associated Press - February 13, 2023The Biden administration continues investing in production of electric vehicle parts within the United States, and this time it includes a plant of newly unionized workers in Ohio.
By Oliver Willis - December 13, 2022