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We recap a segment of WGVU Public Television’s Living West Michigan, visiting Albatross Aviary, also the GRPD are using VR to train, a Kent County Judge is retiring, and more state and West Michigan news.
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Proposed constitutional amendments still have until July 8 to submit their signatures to get on the ballot
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The amendment would affirm the right to make pregnancy-related decisions without interference.
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Recent decisions by Republican officials or judges have blocked votes in Arizona, Arkansas and Michigan.
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Judge Douglas Shapiro says lawmakers thwarted the will of the people.
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Organizers say it would enable new lawmakers, particularly in the House, to focus on their job instead of looking to run for Senate or find work outside the Legislature.
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Michigan is one of six state without a system allowing inmates to reduce their prison sentence. Supporters of the Good Time Ballot initiative - which would repeal the Truth in Sentencing Law - gathered at Grand Rapids Bethlehem Lutheran Church calling for a return to what are called “good time credits.”
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The campaign to initiate a law to increase Michigan’s minimum wage took another step toward putting a question on the 2022 ballot.
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The petition calls for a prohibition on fees on payday loans that total more than 36% APR.
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The proposal would have revised the state’s 1976 civil rights law to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in employment, housing and public accommodations.