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6 questions on Michigan rules when you vote

October 31, 2024
Ballot selfies, Sharpies, political shirts: 6 questions on Michigan rules when you vote
This question has been particularly contentious and the subject of a federal lawsuit.
If a ballot selfie is defined as a photo taken inside the polling booth showing both the marked ballot and the voter, then no, that is not allowed, say Attorney General Dana Nessel and Bureau of Elections officials.
Read more at USA Today
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Michigan court case sets precedent for so-called drug ‘experts’

October 30, 2024
‘It’s junk science.’
Her court case raised questions about the validity of Drug Recognition Experts (DRE), a decades-old, national program that has trained officers to become “experts” at detecting impairment from drug use.
King and her attorney would fight back – and ultimately set a new precedent in the courts.
Read more at mLive
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AI-generated images are the next frontier in the battle against child sexual abuse

October 26, 2024

A child psychiatrist who altered a first-day-of-school photo he saw on Facebook to make a group of girls appear nude. A U.S. Army soldier accused of creating images depicting children he knew being sexually abused. A software engineer charged with generating hyper-realistic sexually explicit images of children.

Read more at WZZM 13

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New paid sick time law worries business owners

October 24, 2024

Michigan employees, besides those employed by the federal government, will earn one hour of sick time for every 30 hours worked. Businesses with 10 or more workers would need to allow at least 72 hours of paid sick time a year. Businesses with fewer than 10 employees must give out at least 40 hours of paid sick time each year, plus an additional 32 hours of unpaid sick time.

Read more at WoodTV 8

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