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MILWAUKEE, WIS - The Wisconsin Supreme Court will reconsider a pivotal 2022 ruling that dramatically pared back the use of ballot drop boxes, a case that comes in the crucial swing state during an election year.
The state’s high court is set to start oral arguments in the case Monday. The court now has a 4-3 liberal majority, meaning that there is the potential for the 2022 ruling — when the court had a 4-3 conservative majority — to be overturned ahead of the November election. The decision will be closely watched given the stakes of the coming election. Click here to read more.
ST. LOUIS, MO - With all the talk of women’s reproductive rights this Mother’s Day, my perspective is that without first surviving an abortion, I would have never had the opportunity to become a mother – whether it was through pregnancy, adoption, or kinship care.
It’s no secret that abortion is a defining political issue in 2024. As these conversations, campaigns, and debates ensue, there are realities, voices, and relationships that are often overlooked. While I acknowledge everyone has a complex relationship with someone else in their life, here is my story. Click here to read more.
LANSING, Mich - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel wants oil and gas companies to pay up for “shrinking ski seasons in the UP and disrupting the wonderful blooms of Holland’s Tulip Time Festival.”
Nessel on Thursday announced plans to sue the fossil fuel industry for damages she claims companies caused to the environment, and she’s soliciting attorneys and law firms to pursue “constitutional, statutory, tort and other applicable common law claims” on the state’s behalf.
“Warmer temperatures are shrinking ski seasons in the UP and disrupting the wonderful blooms of Holland’s Tulip Time Festival. Severe weather events are on the rise,” Nessel alleged in a statement. “These impacts threaten not only our way of life but also our economy and pose long-term risks to Michigan’s thriving agribusiness.” Click here to read more.
DEL RIO, TX - (NewsNation) — An anonymous Border Patrol agent said in a special edition of “Dan Abrams Live” that cartels “control the border,” not the United States and its agents.
“Everything that we do is a reaction to things that they have planned,” the agent exclusively told NewsNation’s Ali Bradley. “Usually, we’re chasing around pawns while the kings and queens are doing whatever they want.”
The agent asked to remain anonymous to avoid any ramifications from the government.
“I’m terrified to talk to the media because I’m scared of what, you know, the government would do, which obviously would be to lose my job, right? … They don’t want you speaking on their behalf without their permission,” the agent said. Click here to read more.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich - To help reduce anxiety—and open the way for learning—several elementary schools in Michigan have enrolled service dogs as full-time happiness ambassadors—and it is paw-sitively working.
Students are “already seeing a big difference in their academics,” according to a news report from WXMI-TV 17.
Priority Health, a Michigan health insurance provider, launched Priority Pups in September when goldendoodles were placed in two of the state’s school districts, “with more to come”.
“I love you, Meeka,” said Shelby, a student at North Godwin Elementary School who was snuggled up with the pup, which serves in a different classroom every day.
Research shows the presence of a trained dog lowers children’s stress, fosters a positive attitude toward learning, and smooths interactions between classmates. Click here to read more.
