Article Summary – Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed the Michigan Family Protection Act into law, decriminalizing paid gestational surrogacy contracts and ending Michigan’s status as the only U.S. state where such contracts were illegal. The new law repeals a 1988 prohibition against paid surrogacy contracts, creating protections for surrogates,
Article Summary – Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has chosen Nicole Shanahan, a wealthy attorney and entrepreneur, as his running mate for the upcoming presidential election. Shanahan, who has previously contributed to Kennedy’s campaign, shares his concerns over the US food supply and skepticism of medicine and vaccines.
Article Summary – Michigan lawmakers have allocated $4.5 million for a pilot medical debt relief program. The funds, which will be administered with the help of RIP Medical Debt, a national nonprofit, will be provided directly to local governments to assist residents. To qualify, residents must be at or under
Article Summary – Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent presidential campaign could face a setback in Nevada due to the failure to name a running mate when filing his petition, leaving the 15,000 signatures collected in the state potentially void. As Kennedy is set to reveal his running mate, the campaign
TL/DR – A high-impact winter storm is set to affect areas from California to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, with about 14 million people currently under winter weather alerts. The storm has already resulted in significant snow accumulation in parts of Utah and Arizona, with blizzard conditions predicted for Colorado to Minnesota,
Article Summary – Pro-Trump lawyer Stefanie Lambert turned herself in to Michigan authorities following an indictment for 2020 election tampering. Lambert was arrested in Washington, DC and spent a night in jail before her surrender. She was indicted last year in relation to an attempted election system breach in Michigan,
Article Summary – According to a Treasury Department report, over 500,000 families avoided home foreclosures due to financial assistance from the American Rescue Plan. The 2021 legislation created the Homeowner Assistance Fund, which provided over $9.4 billion to states for homeowners’ mortgage payments, insurance costs, and utility bills after the
Article Summary – Stefanie Lambert, a lawyer who has been attempting to prove claims of voter fraud in Michigan, was arrested and released on a $10,000 bond after refusing to comply with court orders in a case accusing her of tampering with voting machines after the 2020 election. Lambert is
Article Summary – Businesses in Grand Rapids, Michigan, were deciding whether to open following a citywide boil water advisory due to a major water main break. The advisory is expected to severely impact local food and beverage businesses already struggling due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Some businesses like the Lantern
Article Summary – Vice President Kamala Harris visited a Planned Parenthood clinic in Minnesota as part of her “Fight for Reproductive Freedoms” tour, marking the first time a sitting US president or vice president is believed to have visited an abortion provider. The visit is aimed at raising awareness of
Article Summary – James Crumbley is on trial for involuntary manslaughter for allegedly failing to safely store a gun that his son used in a 2021 school shooting. The prosecution argued that the tragedy was preventable if Crumbley had made small efforts to secure the weapon, and that parents can
Article Summary – The Biden administration has approved an additional $1.2 billion in student loan forgiveness, providing relief to 153,000 borrowers enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan. This round of forgiveness targets borrowers who have been making payments for at least 10 years on college loans
