Rick Pluta
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The new laws will allow automatic custody rights for couples that use a paid surrogate to carry a pregnancy
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer says she’s concerned a Supreme Court ruling could supersede all or part of the reproductive rights amendment to the Michigan Constitution that was adopted by voters in 2022
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A federal appeals court heard arguments Thursday on whether the Michigan’s efforts to shut down Enbridge Line Five belong in a state or federal court.
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The bills allow for compensation for carrying a pregnancy and expenses such as insurance and housing. Surrogates would have to be at least 21 years old and undergo a mental health screening
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60% of voters who cast absentee or early in-person ballots
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McDonald Rivet is part of a crowded Democratic field that also includes Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley, Michigan State Board of Education President Pamela Pugh and Michigan Association of Conservation Districts Executive Director Dan Moilanen
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The Michigan Supreme Court has agreed to consider a case where the state Department of Health and Human Services wants to take temporary custody of a troubled child.
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The crimes include offering bribes for votes, intimidation or obstructing voters, absentee ballot fraud, illegally breaking open a ballot lock or seal, and altering a ballot
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The new jobs numbers were released Thursday by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget
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One of the bills would allow defendants who pleaded guilty to ask to have their cases re-opened