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State legislators in Michigan held a hearing on Tuesday to consider House Bills 5684 and 5685, which would allow taxpayers to receive tax relief for unborn fetuses past 12 weeks’ gestation.
because fetuses are more important than children who are already…
(Source: thinkprogress.org)
Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan to Michigan volunteers Saturday, via conference call, as they prepared to rally support.
Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, campaigned in three western Michigan cities over the weekend. Biden spoke at campaign offices in Grand Rapids and Battle Creek and students at Kalamazoo College.
“Joe and Barack have our backs, and it’s time that we have their backs,” Biden said at her campaign stop in Grand Rapids.
(via 2012swingstates)
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In case you missed the national media’s chatter on the Michigan state House’s passage of a controversial abortion bill, here’s video of female legislators debating it, including the speech that got one of them banned from speaking on the House floor for the day. The bill now goes to the state Senate, which is likely to address the issue come September.
Female Legislator Who Dared Say ‘Vagina’ During Abortion Debate Banned From Speaking on House Floor
Will new voter ID laws hurt Democrats in Michigan?
Former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm said on her Current TV show The War Room that Michigan’s Republican-led state legislature is passing bills that will hurt the Democratic Party during this and possibly future elections, such as Michigan’s new “Voter ID” laws.
Senate Bills 751, 754 and 803 went into effect on June 1. They require government issued photo identification to vote and affect how voter registration drives are operated.
(via 2012swingstates)
