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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Strikes 1931 Abortion Ban From State Law
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation Wednesday repealing Michigan’s abortion ban from 1931 that made it a crime to assist in an abortion. The abortion ban, which fueled one of the largest ballot drives in state history, had been unenforceable after voters enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution last November. Whitmer and other Democratic leaders stressed that it was...
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Michigan Gov. on MSU Shooting: ‘We're All Broken By an All-Too-Familiar-Feeling'
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer reacts to the deadly mass shooting at Michigan State University.
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3 Men Convicted in Plot to Kidnap Gov. Whitmer Get Lengthy Prison Sentences
A judge on Thursday handed down the longest prison terms so far in the plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor, sentencing three men who forged an early alliance with a leader of the scheme before the FBI broke it up in 2020.