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News - Advocacy
Friday, January 19, 2024 12:00 AM

Michiganders Encouraged to Participate in the Redistricting Process (Again!)

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Michigan’s court-ordered legislative map redrawing for seven state House districts must move forward. Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson encourages Michiganders to take part in upcoming public sessions of the Michigan Independent Citizen’s Redistricting Commission (MICRC) to redraw the seven state house districts.

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Friday, December 22, 2023 12:00 AM

Take Action! Help Advance Education Research - New Bill in Congress

The Advancing Research in Education Act (AREA) S. 3392, was passed by the HELP Committee on December 12.

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Friday, December 22, 2023 12:00 AM

Books Save Lives Act Introduced To US Congress

The Books Save Lives Act would ensure trained librarians in every school and classify book bans as federal civil rights violations.

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News - Advocacy
Friday, November 24, 2023 12:00 AM

Public Opinion Polling Update

As the MI Right to Read paid advertising campaign rolls to an end, MLA commissioned a single question in the EPIC-MRA omnibus public opinion poll (600 sample – Error ±4.0%)  in early November. We wanted to see the change in voter perception about support for state legislation to protect the right to read from March 2023 to now.

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Friday, November 24, 2023 12:00 AM

November 7 Election Millage Results

Check out our roundup of the November 7, 2023 election results for millage issues on ballots around the state. We are proud of the library boards, staff, and supporters for their work on these campaigns and their dedication to supporting their libraries. The Library of Michigan provides a listing of Public Library Millage Election Results from 2010 to the present. View the results (pdf)

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