Michigan was poised to outlaw most abortions after Roe fell, but a judge recently suspended the state’s 1931 abortion ban. While that case is sorted out, clinics expect more out-of-state patients at Michigan clinics to get the procedure.
Questions and answers after ruling: Abortion is still legal and being performed, but that could change soon as the courts adjudicate a 1931 ban that predated Roe v. Wade.
The fate of abortion access will be left to states under a new U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Michigan has a 1931 law that makes abortion a felony that is being litigated in the court system.
The package, signed Thursday by Gov. Whitmer, contains a range of changes to child care law, from minor procedural fixes to major changes in the state’s method of supporting private providers.
Barbara Listing of Right to Life and Renee Chelian, an abortion-rights advocate, have battled for more than four decades over abortion access. But they agree that a rejection of Roe v. Wade may change Michigan abortion policy in unexpected ways.
State government can’t do much about gas prices except freeze taxes. Both parties agree it’s a good idea. For months, plans have gone nowhere but negotiations are ongoing.
Our state has a phenomenal opportunity to help Michigan students succeed by helping them be prepared not only to earn a living, but also to manage the living they earn.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer argued the latest GOP tax cut plan was sent to her with “constitutional defects,” but once again said she is willing to negotiate an election-year tax relief package.
Republican gubernatorial hopeful Ryan Kelley caps another wild week in Michigan politics by arguing his arrest amounts to a “political witch hunt.” James Craig, meanwhile, says he’ll run a write-in campaign after he and four others got booted from the ballot over forged signatures.
Rep. Julie Alexander’s bill would have given students up to $1,500 to spend on tutoring and other education expenses. Democrats call it a voucher program. Where does tutoring stand in Michigan now?
Seeking to intervene in a high-stakes suit over an old abortion ban, the GOP-led Legislature contends a recent injunction is a “blatant conflict of interest” and should be set aside.
The automaker will make improvements to nine factories in the state, along with Ohio and Kansas operations. It also will build a new shipping facility in Monroe.
A Michigan abortion ban would hurt the state’s ability to attract talented workers, according to Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who is using the Mackinac Policy Conference to encourage business leaders to speak out.
The SOAR Fund, approved in December, boosts large-scale economic growth, proponents say. Now both Democrats and Republicans are lining up behind adding to the fund in the next budget, after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer asked for $500 million.
One in six children and adolescents are diagnosed with a mental health condition annually, and suicide is currently the second leading cause of death for youth ages 10-18 in the U.S.
