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Michigan Republican candidate for governor Tudor Dixon appears at a debate in Grand Rapids, Mich., Wednesday, July 6, 2022.

Tudor Dixon will face Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in Michigan race for governor

9:50pm August 02, 2022

by Colin Jackson (Michigan Public Radio Network)

Republican Tudor Dixon, who is an abortion rights opponent and is backed by former President Trump, will face Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in the Michigan race for governor in November.

Gov. Laura Kelly and Kansas AG Derek Schmidt to face one another in November

9:19pm August 02, 2022

by Acacia Squires

It will be a tight race between incumbent Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, and Kansas state Attorney General Derek Schmidt, a Republican, for leadership of the state in November.

Voters in Kansas are the first to decide on abortion post-Roe

8:35pm August 02, 2022

The question before voters in Kansas is whether to add an amendment to the state constitution that would say there is no right to an abortion there.

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly speaks during a news conference, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan.

In Kansas, Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly may sail through primary, but not reelection

8:35pm August 02, 2022

by Acacia Squires

Incumbent Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, faces an uphill battle in the November election against her expected challenger, Republican Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt.

Michigan results stream in

8:23pm August 02, 2022

Incumbent Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is running unopposed, but there are five Republicans in the GOP primary for governor Tuesday.

'Vogue' cover of Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska sparks debate and controversy

6:10pm August 02, 2022

by Ashley Westerman

Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska was criticized for not looking ladylike in a recent Vogue photoshoot. Her supporters pushed back, creating an online campaign asking what it means to #SitLikeAGirl.

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After multiple nights of abortion-rights protests, security fences and barbed wire surround the Arizona Capitol, Monday, June 27, 2022, in Phoenix.

There's a spotlight on the primary for AG in Arizona because of abortion

6:09pm August 02, 2022

by Katherine Davis-Young

Post-Roe, Arizona's abortion law is confusing and the candidates for state attorney general say they'll clear it up. The Democrat is for abortion rights and the Republicans are against them.

At an international meeting, Alzheimer's researchers are assessing what comes next

5:50pm August 02, 2022

by Jon Hamilton

Experimental drugs for Alzheimer's disease have been a disappointment so far. Researchers at the Alzheimer's Association International Meeting in San Diego trying to figure out what comes next.

The candidates in Missouri's primary election

5:43pm August 02, 2022

by Jason Rosenbaum

A competitive Republican primary highlights the open Senate contest in Missouri. One of the GOP candidates is causing some to worry that if he wins, it could put the Republican-held seat in jeopardy.

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A 1931 law is central in Michigan's debate over the legality of abortion services

5:29pm August 02, 2022

by Rick Pluta

Under a ruling by the Michigan Court of Appeals, local prosecutors in Michigan may soon be allowed to file felony charges against abortion providers. Multiple challenges are already underway.

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