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The Board of State Canvassers deadlocked on each candidate. That means the candidates will have to go to court if they want to get on the ballot.

The latest stories about what the end of Roe v. Wade means legally, politically, and medically for Michiganders.
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Wait, are you for or against the integrity of our election laws? Because you're making it really hard to tell.
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Jobs in state parks will pay $15 per hour.
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Supporters say pausing the gas tax is necessary as fuel prices soar.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive directive on Wednesday telling state agencies not to cooperate with other states or authorities trying to prosecute individuals seeking abortion care. This includes anyone who obtains, provides or assists with obtaining an abortion as long as the care was legal where it was given.
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Board of State Canvassers holds several candidates off primary ballot due to thousands of fraudulent signatures submitted.
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An update on the State Board of Canvassers' hearing to decide which candidates will appear on the August primary ballot.Then we hear from GOP gubernatorial candidate and Michigan State Police Captain Mike Brown who has withdrawn from the race.And then two discussions about the recently released Federal investigation on Native Boarding Schools and their deadly legacy.
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Michigan Bureau of Elections staff have recommended that half of the Republican candidates for governor be kept off the fall primary ballot, citing widespread problems with invalid, and sometimes fraudulent signatures. Now, the bipartisan Michigan Board of State Canvassers will determine which candidates are certified for the ballot.
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Officials with the FDA and Abbott Nutrition testified before a House subcommittee on Wednesday
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The bureau’s review found 68 thousand signatures — all or most collected by paid circulators — that were likely forged, duplicates, or otherwise invalid.
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Former Governor Rick Snyder, former Snyder aide Rich Baird, former Flint emergency managers Gerald Ambrose and Darnell Early and former Flint city official Howard Croft don’t want to testify in a Flint water crisis civil trial.
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Planned Parenthood of Michigan began offering gender-affirming hormone therapy to adults at their Lansing and Marquette locations, making them the first Planned Parenthood locations in the state to offer the services.
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A political bomb dropped last night in Michigan as the Bureau of Elections recommended half of the Republican candidates for governor not make the primary ballot.
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A Detroit trash incinerator is being demolished after decades of complaints about air pollution and strong odors of rotten eggs and rotting garbage.
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Fraudulent signatures could cut short the campaigns of half the GOP gubernatorial primary field in Michigan. We discussed what this means for the 2022 election year. Also, a cutting edge research lab opens at Michigan State University. And, the complexities of polling on abortion.
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The Palisades power plant in Covert, Michigan was shut down last last week, likely for the last time. Decommissioning the plant to follow, unless state finds a last-minute buyer.
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The utilities say the upgrades will improve reliability in the face of more frequent and severe storms due to climate change.
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The lawsuit alleges school staff "failed to properly identify a student with suicidal and homicidal tendencies" and failed to prevent the attack.
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The announcement from businessman Dick DeVos came during a radio appearance on Detroit radio station WJR’s The Paul. W. Smith Show.
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