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It’s looking like a ballot question to limit service fees on payday loans did not qualify to go before Michigan voters this November.

Michigan medical clinics that provide reproductive services see a sharp uptick in out-of-state patients following the reversal of Roe v Wade. Muskegon Lake is glowing up. Lawn trimming goats work up north. The number of ballot signatures gathered does not necessarily correlate to voter approval. And a conversation with GOP gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon.

A ballot campaign has filed a legal challenge to a decision by state elections officials to throw out petition signatures. The suit was filed by a campaign to put a cap on payday loan interest rates in Michigan.

The coalition behind a ballot question aimed at growing voter access in Michigan says it’s confident it will appear on the November ballot.

On today's show, we heard about new census data from Michigan, and how the Michigan History Center is helping families preserve their legacies. Then, one food writer dished on simple summer recipes, and a DNR forester gave an update on spongy moths. To wrap up, an ACLU representative gave an update on an abortion rights ballot initiative in Michigan.

Hundreds of signature gatherers have been stationed on street corners throughout Michigan this spring. Most are following the law, but widespread fraud allegations have disrupted multiple candidacies and ballot initiatives.

A coalition working to replace Michigan’s term limits law is asking for help from the Legislature.

A petition drive wants to put a question on the November ballot to enshrine new voting rights in the state constitution.

The board approved petition forms for seven efforts. Among the approved campaigns was an effort to decriminalize so-called “magic mushrooms” and other psychoactive plants. The statewide proposal is similar to rules in place in Detroit and Washtenaw County.

The group Voters Not Politicians released a video that shows a paid petition circulator telling a signer that the petition would send the issue to a popular vote. But if the petition campaign gets enough signatures, the Republican-backed measure could bypass voters and go straight to the Republican-controlled state Legislature.