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Cannabis News

Federal ban on marijuana means Michigan cannabis company can’t sue state agency, judge rules

Court says Viridis Laboratories lacks legal standing because it deals in ‘illegal contraband’

By Steve Neavling
Aug 4, 2023

Tags: Cannabis News, Weed, Viridis Laboratories, Marijuana, U.S. District Court, law, Michigan, Controlled Substances Act, Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency
Michigan

How attacks on drag queens in Howell foreshadowed the right’s national anti-LGBTQ+ push

By Jon King, Michigan Advance
Jul 25, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Michigan Advance, Drag Queen, Livingston County, LGBTQ, Howell, politics, Michigan Government, Government, election
Michigan

Whitmer signs general budget, vetoes anti-abortion items

By Allison Donahue, Michigan Advance
Jul 21, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Abortion Rights, Michigan Advance, Roe v. Wade, Abortion Rights, Reproductive Rights, government
Michigan

Under fire from Congress, FDA chief says baby formula shortage will improve soon

By Jennifer Shutt, Michigan Advance
May 23, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Politics, Government, baby formula, FDA
Michigan

Michigan Democrats pledge to mount a fierce fight to protect abortion rights

In response to a leak of draft on the SCOTUS decision on ‘Roe v. Wade,’ Gov. Whitmer says she’ll ‘keep fighting like hell’ to ensure abortion remains safe and accessible

By Steve Neavling
May 3, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Health Care, Abortion Rights, Abortion, Roe v. Wade, Supreme Court, Michigan, law, Gov. Whitmer, Rashida Tlaib, Gary Peters, Debbie Stabenow
Michigan

Soldano floats conspiracy theory that Whitmer staged kidnapping plot to influence 2020 election

Soldano is one of 12 Republicans hoping to challenge Whitmer in the 2022 election.

By Andrew Roth, Michigan Advance
Apr 15, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Whitmer, Gretchen Whitmer, Governor Whitmer, kidnap, January 6, protest, verdict, politics, government, Michigan Government, Lansing
Michigan

Division, disarray mark Macomb County GOP convention

Party ousts chair amid turmoil, delegates chosen for April 23 state convention

By Laina G. Stebbins, Michigan Advance
Apr 13, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Michigan Advance, government, politics, GOP, Macomb County
Michigan

Susan J. Demas: Republicans said KBJ was soft on pedophiles. But they have a Michigan problem.

By Susan J. Demas, Michigan Advance
Apr 11, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Lee Chatfield, Michigan, Government, Michigan Advance
Michigan

Detroit area legacy politician arrested faces drunken driving charges

The state representative faces her second OWI offense

By Alex Washington
Apr 6, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Michigan, politics, government, election, state representative, Mary Cavanagh, Jewell Jones, Bryan Posthumus
Michigan

Whitmer vetoes bill to suspend state’s gas tax beginning in 2023

By Andrew Roth, Michigan Advance
Apr 4, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Michigan Advance, Gas, Government, Michigan Government, Politics, Gretchen Whitmer, Governor Whitmer
Michigan

Michigan good-government groups: check your districts before election time

By Lily Bohlke, Michigan News Connection
Apr 4, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Michigan News Connection, Redistricting, voters, vote, election, government, Michigan government, politics
Michigan

Michigan GOP House candidate vows to introduce ‘Don’t Say Gay’ legislation if elected

By Andrew Roth, Michigan Advance
Mar 28, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Michigan Advance, government, GOP, LGBTQ
Michigan

Michigan will now accept credit cards for FOIA requests

Gov. Whitmer takes step toward transparency in new directive accepting card payments for FOIA requests, even though her office is still immune

By Alex Washington
Mar 18, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Governor Whitmer, Michigan, government, politics, FOIA, Freedom of information act, Gretchen Whitmer
Michigan

Column: Income tax cut deserves a veto, because Michiganders deserve better

By Monique Stanton, Michigan Advance
Mar 17, 2022

Tags: Michigan News
The Incision

The COVID mistake we keep on making

By Abdul El-Sayed
Mar 16, 2022

Tags: The Incision, COVID-19, coronavirus, pandemic, government, CDC, Congress, Biden
Metro Detroit

Details surface of former Speaker Chatfield’s alleged sexual abuse of sister-in-law

By Allison Donahue, Michigan Advance and Laina G. Stebbins, Michigan Advance
Jan 11, 2022

Tags: Chatfield, Lee Chatfield, House, government, Michigan government, Michigan Advance
Metro Detroit

Former Michigan GOP, Dem party chairs debut national popular vote ballot measure

By Laina G. Stebbins, Michigan Advance
Sep 28, 2021

Tags: government, politics, Democrat, vote, election
Metro Detroit

Lawmakers introduce bills to reform school disciplinary process

By Julia Forrest, Michigan Advance
Sep 17, 2021

Tags: school, michigan, betsy devos, government
Metro Detroit

High-net-worth individuals urge tax increases for wealthy, corporations

By Lily Bohlke, Michigan News Connection
Sep 17, 2021

Tags: Tax, Wealth, Rich, Government, Donald Trump, IRS
Metro Detroit

Dem introduces bill decriminalizing psychedelics, hopes to reverse some ‘War on Drugs’ impacts

By Julia Forrest, Michigan Advance
Sep 14, 2021

Tags: psychedelic, mushrooms, shrooms, drugs, government, politics.