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Across the country, suicide rates are nearly twice as high in rural communities as they are in urban ones. Part of Michigan's new proposed gun laws aim to reduce that. We spoke to a suicide prevention activist in the Upper Peninsula.
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Today, how Michigan's latest gun safety legislation may be declared unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court. Then, making space for Black culture in Kalamazoo's mostly white bar scene. We also spoke with a western U.P. activist about firearm reforms, and if they'll help prevent suicide in rural Michigan.
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Democrats in Lansing are hoping to pass several gun safety laws. But the thing about laws is that they have to be enforced to work.
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Today, how new gun safety laws may or may not be enforced throughout the state by county sheriffs. Then, we heard about the recent explosion in compulsive gambling. We also discussed Jemele Hill's recent memoir in preparation for the Michigan Radio Reads book club. Plus, a tip to elevate your cooking from Zak Rosen's Best Advice Show.
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The Michigan Senate has sent a batch of gun safety bills to Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s desk. The governor has said she intends to sign the legislation.
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The Michigan House voted Wednesday to require safe gun storage and suspend sales-and-use taxes on safety devices.
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Bills for universal gun background checks, safe storage, and extreme risk protection orders made it out of a state Senate committee Thursday.
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The state House has approved gun safety bills that include requiring universal background checks for gun sales. The bills cleared the House Wednesday night on party-line votes.
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The It’s Just Politics political roundtable discusses the week in Michigan politics as lawmakers hold hearings on new gun safety bills and Senators vote to add LGBTQ protections to the state’s civil rights act.
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Gun safety bills have started working their way through the Michigan Legislature.