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Three religious entities argued to a federal appeals court Tuesday that their freedom to exercise their religious beliefs in not hiring anyone from the LGBTQ community does not violate the state's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (ELCRA).

Michigan would end its status as one of only 17 states without a law banning SLAPPs, or "strategic lawsuits against public participation," under a Rep. Kara Hope (D-Lansing) bill introduced in the House last week.

A coalition of 13 education associations Tuesday opposed the House’s proposed Strategic Outreach and Attraction Reserve (SOAR) fund extension

The Grand New Party (GNP) PAC and Michigan Republican Party State Committee Member Jon Rocha claim they want to RINO hunt Rep. Gina Johnsen (R-Lake Odessa) out of office. For her part, Johnsen said Rocha and the GNP are "desperate" considering her conservative voting record on policy.

Matt DePerno, the Republicans’ 2022 Attorney General nominee, confirmed he’s interested in the GOP’s Michigan Supreme Court nomination in the four-year race against incumbent Justice Kyra Bolden.