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Lapointe: Abortion rights still enjoy Michigan momentum

But reactionaries keep up their fight, too

By Joe Lapointe

Sep 25, 2023

Last year, abortion rights were torn from the U.S. Constitution by a right-wing Supreme Court packed with religious fundamentalists by former President Donald Trump. Months later, however, Michigan progressives won a major battle against the extremists when they passed an amendment — Proposal 3 — to the state constitution to guarantee a woman’s right to choose...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs legislation repealing Michigan’s 1931 abortion ban.

Biden will travel to Michigan on Tuesday to support striking UAW workers

Biden’s visit is slated to be one day before former President Donald Trump is set to come to Michigan to meet with workers

By Susan J. Demas, Michigan Advance

President Joe Biden tours the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Sept. 14, 2022. Biden was joined on the tour by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow and U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell.

At Michigan’s first psychedelic church and psilocybin dispensary, mushrooms are the holy sacrament

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By Randiah Camille Green

At Michigan’s first psychedelic church and psilocybin dispensary, mushrooms are the holy sacrament

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Cannabis dispensaries support UAW members with discounts amid ongoing strike

By Layla McMurtrie

UAW members and suppliers across Michigan are currently striking.

Moosejaw to shutter almost all stores in February

By Randiah Camille Green

Moosejaw's downtown Detroit location is one of many slated to close.

Michigan Legislature tackles ambitious climate legislation. How far will it go?

By Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio

A wind turbine in Michigan.

Workers at 38 GM and Stellantis auto suppliers called to join UAW strike

By Anna Liz Nichols, Michigan Advance

The UAW strike begins and hundreds come to picket at Ford-owned Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan the night of September 14, 2023.

Scheherazade Washington Parrish challenges perceptions of gender in ‘Christian mythology’ in first solo show

By Randiah Camille Green

Tools of Redaction: FORM is Scheherazade Washington Parrish's first solo show.

Lizzo gets hit with another lawsuit by a former employee

By Randiah Camille Green

Lizzo is coming to Saint Andrew's Hall Oct. 5 for a private gig, but there's a few ways you can enter to win tickets.

Eastern Market Brewing Co. is moving into Detroit’s former Founders Brewing Co. space

By Lee DeVito

A rendering of the new Elephant & Co. space planned for 456 Charlotte St., Detroit.

Detroit is the worst place to own an electric car

By Lee DeVito

A Ford Mustang Mach-E GT X plugged into a charging station.

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Two neighboring Frank Lloyd Wright homes are on sale as a duo for $4.5M

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