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Michigan Gun Violence Prevention Summit begins ahead of gun reforms going into effect....

Seagulls are protected under the “Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918”. This means that it is illegal to capture, kill, or keep a seagull in your home (unless you have a special permit)....

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Michigan Advance’s Susan J. Demas opines…...

There have been 6,000 shipwrecks in the great lakes, take that Bermuda triangle!...

Hijacking the usual summary – act accordingly....

She has become more identified with the Palestinian territories than with her Detroit-based 12th District.

We’re not allowed to touch our phone more than 1 tap when we’re driving in Michigan....

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/12412218...

“Enough is enough. We cannot let Big Tobacco addict another generation of our kids. Our state laws are out of date and out of touch with what Michigan residents want and need to protect youth and advance racial and health equity,” said Minou Jones, founder of Making It Count and chair of the Detroit Wayne Oakland...

Enacted in the wake of the Civil War, Section 3 of the 14th Amendment disqualifies from public office any individual who has taken an oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution but then engages in insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or gives aid or comfort to its enemies. No prior criminal conviction is required....

DISCLAIMER: if you’re looking for the usual summary, just go directly here. I’ve got a spleen to vent....

How did I miss this? Neither The Freep nor The News mention this item....

As the battle over who is the actual leader of the MIGOP continues to play out in dueling press releases and alternate websites from Chair Kristina Karamo [migop.org] and Co-Chair Malinda Pego [mi-gop.org], the core function of the party — raising money to get Republicans elected to office and keeping them there — has been...

Hello fellow midwesterners! I recently moved to Michigan but have never traveled to upper peninsula or even the northern part of Michigan. I’ve heard there are some great places to visit, some beautiful places to see, and want to start writing a list of ideas. What recommendations do you have for things to visit while on a...

As they say, it’s not such much as having laws as enforcing laws....

An innocent man...

Passed by voters in 1976, the state’s bottle return law for decades prompted high recycling rates, hitting 89% in 2019. Rates dropped during a complete system shutdown at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and haven’t recovered, falling to 75.6% in 2022....

Essentially - If you want to be called anything but him or her, go to a pet groomer…