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The US midterms are happening now. Here are the key primaries to watch

Here are the key dates ahead in the 2022 midterm elections, as Democrats try to hold onto and even expand razor-thin majorities in the U.S. House and Senate and Republicans weigh the influence of former President Donald Trump.

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Five Republican candidates for Governor of Michigan will remain off ballot

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UAW official warns 'we can't assume' electric vehicles will bring good jobs

The auto industry is barreling toward electrification. That can be an exciting opportunity or a threat to working people, United Auto Workers Vice President Cindy Estrada said Tuesday.

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MI GOP candidate may be banned for fraud

Bureau of Elections says more than 50% of signatures submitted by former Police Chief James Craig were "fraudulent"

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Stellantis to announce second North American battery plant in Kokomo, Indiana

Jeep maker Stellantis NV is expected to announce plans Tuesday to locate its second North American electric-vehicle battery manufacturing plant in Kokomo, Indiana, three sources familiar with the situation told The Detroit News, beating out two sites in Michigan.

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State Supreme Court to Whitmer: Clarify need for a speedy review of Michigan abortion law

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Supreme Court has asked Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to provide more information on why the justices should bypass a lower court and immediately consider her arguments challenging the constitutionality of the state's dormant abortion law.

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Judge stops enforcement of Michigan's abortion ban if Roe overturned

DETROIT — A Michigan Court of Claims judge has granted a preliminary injunction to Planned Parenthood of Michigan that would stall the enforcement of Michigan's 1931 abortion ban should the U.S. Supreme Court overturn the landmark 1973 Roe decision enshrining abortion as a constitutional right.

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Abortion rights: how a governor’s veto can protect women’s freedoms

The likely end of Roe has raised the stakes in gubernatorial races with candidates stressing on the urgency of the moment

The Guardian - US

There Is a Reason Why Roe v. Wade's Defenders Focus on Its Results Rather Than Its Logic

The abortion precedent has faced withering criticism, including damning appraisals by pro-choice legal scholars, for half a century.

Reason

A Michigan law from 1931 would make abortion a felony if Roe falls

The law could put doctors, and even patients, in prison for up to four years. And the state's attorney general says she can't stop local prosecutors from enforcing it.

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Abortion rights may rest on governor's races in some states

The fight for Congress often dominates midterm elections

The Independent UK

Michigan attorney general: Dismiss Planned Parenthood abortion case; Whitmer's suit should take precedence

DETROIT — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on Tuesday reiterated her refusal to prosecute physicians or women under the state's abortion ban, but criticized a lawsuit filed against her department seeking to overturn the 1931 ban.

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Whitmer says she'll 'fight like hell' for abortion access in Michigan after court leak

WASHINGTON — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said her work challenging Michigan's 1931 ban on abortion in state court is "more important than ever" after a leaked draft opinion showed the U.S. Supreme Court initially has voted to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.

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Dems vow to codify Roe after SCOTUS leak

“We must expand the court": Democrats castigate the Supreme Court over leaked abortion opinion

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The Independent UK

Roe ruling jolts Michigan, where abortion ban is on books

News that the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to overturn the landmark Roe v

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Whitmer directs Michigan agencies to look for ways to help residents register to vote

DETROIT — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive directive Sunday designed to make it easier for people to register to vote when they interact with the state government.

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Michigan Gov. Whitmer vetoes bill informing absentee applicants they can't vote more than once

DETROIT — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday vetoed legislation that would include information on an absentee ballot application informing a potential voter it is a felony to vote more than once in the same election.

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Michigan Democrats challenging petitions of 3 GOP candidates for governor

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Democratic Party is challenging the petition signatures of three top Republican candidates for governor with one lawyer alleging "massive criminal forgery" took place within one campaign.

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The Independent UK

Dems challenge 3 Michigan GOP governor candidates' petitions

The Michigan Democratic Party is challenging three top Republican gubernatorial candidates’ nominating petitions, alleging forged signatures and other issues that could keep them from qualifying for the GOP primary

Chicago Sun-Times

New book: Sen. Duckworth’s pushback after Biden rejects her for VP, worried about Thailand birth

“I’ve beaten every a—h—- who’s come after me with that,” Duckworth told Biden, recounted in “This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden and the Battle for America’s Future.”

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Accused Whitmer kidnappers push for acquittals following feds' landmark loss

DETROIT — Two men accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer asked a federal judge Friday to acquit them of the charges, two weeks after jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict.

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Michigan pauses collection of pandemic unemployment insurance overpayments

The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency announced April 8 a temporary pause on the collection of unemployment insurance overpayments issued during the coronavirus pandemic. The pause prevents the state from garnishing wages or intercepting state tax returns until at least May 7.

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Michigan agency requests federal bias probe into Grand Rapids Police Department

DETROIT — The Michigan Department of Civil Rights has requested an investigation into the Grand Rapids Police Department's practices, Grand Rapids U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge confirmed Tuesday.

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Michigan GOP candidates for governor divide on Grand Rapids police shooting

LANSING, Mich. — Republican candidates to be Michigan's next governor took diverging paths this week in responding to videos that showed a Grand Rapids police officer fatally shooting 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya.

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Michigan judge assigned abortion law case is a donor to plaintiff Planned Parenthood

DETROIT — A Michigan Court of Claims judge assigned a high-profile challenge of Michigan's 1931 abortion ban disclosed Thursday that she is an annual donor to Planned Parenthood of Michigan, the main plaintiff in the lawsuit.

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