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      <title>Ballot initiatives bypass signature deadline</title>
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      <description>Michigan voters will not be seeing any ballot initiatives when they head to the polls this November. Wednesday’s 5 p.m. deadline for initiative petitions to submit signatures to the state Bureau of Elections came and went without any filings, according to the Michigan Department of State.</description>
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      <dc:creator>Colin Jackson | MPRN</dc:creator>
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      <title>Northwestern Michigan College approves ballot proposal for Benzie County</title>
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      <description>Benzie County residents could see a new millage proposal on their November ballots after Northwestern Michigan College’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved of a millage proposal that would expand its tax base.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 18:12:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Charlevoix to vote between new park or more housing on November ballot</title>
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      <description>Local leaders look to solve the housing shortage for full-time residents in the city with new campaign.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2023 16:41:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Renae King</dc:creator>
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      <title>Pro-abortion-rights prosecutors ask for statewide abortion decision</title>
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      <description>Prosecutors in Michigan are lining up on different sides of an argument about whether the state's 1931 sweeping ban on abortion services is enforceable.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2022 22:41:16 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Election officials still deciding whether Joseph Alfonso will appear on November ballot</title>
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      <description>Joseph Alfonso ran unopposed in the Democratic Primary for Congress, in Michigan's Fourth District. But will he appear on the ballot in November?</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2022 21:15:31 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Leona Larson</dc:creator>
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      <title>Voters Not Politicians setting sights on GOP election deniers</title>
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      <description>The campaign that created a state independent redistricting commission is focusing now on the November races and opposing candidates who are election deniers.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2022 22:43:40 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Planned Parenthood continues to provide abortions despite court order</title>
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      <description>A statewide court order is dealing a blow to supporters of abortion access.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2022 23:09:33 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Sarah Lehr</dc:creator>
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      <title>Promote the Vote says they're confident in signatures</title>
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      <description>The coalition behind a ballot question aimed at growing voter access in Michigan says it's confident it'll appear on the November ballot.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2022 21:10:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Colin Jackson</dc:creator>
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      <title>Organizers of Michigan abortion rights petition ready for final push</title>
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      <description>Representatives of Planned Parenthood of Michigan say they're confident they'll reach the signature threshold needed to ask voters in November to guarantee the right to an abortion statewide.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2022 22:34:50 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Melorie Begay</dc:creator>
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      <title>Okemos Board of Education asks voters to let the district borrow money for capital improvements</title>
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      <description>The Okemos Board of Education is asking voters to let the district borrow money for capital improvements.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2022 14:19:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Sarah Lehr</dc:creator>
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