Briefing Papers

Briefing Papers

TIMELINE OF REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS/LAWS IN MICHIGAN

• A recap of rights available (or not) to Michigan women since 1931

EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT

• History of the ERA and it’s path to the present day.

GUN VIOLENCE – PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN

• LWVMI briefing paper on Gun Violence:  Protecting our Children
• More than half of Michigan’s 83 counties have passed resolutions identifying themselves as Second Amendment Sanctuary Counties.
  • Report

PUBLIC EDUCATION IN MICHIGAN, SEPTEMBER, 2020

• Topical Michigan education issues, including: public school finance for the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 fiscal years, effects of the CARES Act on public education and virtual learning monitoring.
  • Educational Issues in Michigan