Colin Jackson | MPRN
MPRN Capitol reporter-
A divide within the Michigan Republican Party widened at a meeting Saturday in Houghton Lake. Party Chairwoman Kristina Karamo, one of two people actively claiming that title, hosted a gathering of State Committee members. According to party communications, those members voted 59-1 to reaffirm Karamo as party chair.
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A federal court has laid out a timeline for Michigan’s redistricting commission to finish redrawing seven state House district maps the court declared unconstitutional.
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The Michigan Legislature reconvenes Wednesday for the first time in 2024. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says economic development is near the top of her priority list.
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The report details accusations involving both minors and adults dating back to the 1950s. It’s the second in a planned series of reports into each Catholic diocese in Michigan.
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Getting the referendum on Michigan’s Extreme Risk Protection Order Act on the ballot would allow voters to nullify the law, which is scheduled to go into effect February 13.
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Michiganders will soon no longer be required to purchase abortion coverage through a separate health insurance rider.
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Adopt and amend involves first adopting a ballot measure into law before it has the chance to go before voters, and then changing the law later in the legislative session.
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Michigan’s attorney general is charging four mid-Michigan residents, including one former employee of the state agency meant to advocate for children, with child abuse.
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Meeting in Dearborn over the weekend, activists say they’re frustrated with Biden’s support of Israel during its retaliatory airstrikes on Gaza.
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Michigan state Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-Hamtramck) said goals include calling attention to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and giving more time for aid to be delivered.