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Maddow: Michigan GOP ‘can do whatever they want’ due to gerrymandering
On her show Wednesday night, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow explained that Republicans in Michigan were still in control due to redistricting. “Michigan Republicans are moving full steam ahead with whatever they want, they’ve got control of both houses of the legislature, they’ve got the governorship,” she said. “Even after they…
Michigan Republicans consider tax breaks for fetuses
Michigan Republicans held a hearing Tuesday to consider two bills that would offer tax breaks to any woman carrying a fetus that’s more than 12 weeks old. Proposed by State Rep. Lisa Posthumous Lyons (R), House Bills 5684 and 5685 aim to allow women to claim their gestating fetus as…
Silenced Michigan Dem performs ‘Vagina Monologues’ on capitol steps
Thousands of protesters, including a Tony-winning writer, demonstrated in front of the Michigan state capitol on Monday evening to voice their opposition to a slate of bills that would impose dramatic new restrictions on female reproductive rights. Among them was State Rep. Lisa Brown (D), who was silenced by Republican…
Shuster slams Michigan Republicans for making school bullying easier
On Countdown Friday evening, guest host David Shuster took Michigan Republicans lawmakers to task for moving forward on a bill that would help school bullies avoid punishment for their actions. As Shuster describes, Michigan lawmakers added a dangerous loophole to the “Matt’s Law” bill, saying schools’ anti-bullying policies can’t “prohibit…
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