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we introduced six bills that are a good indicator of priorities. we expanded the tax credit. repealed the retirement tax for seniors on a fixed income. we also announced we will repeal right to work, restore prevailing wage, repeal our 1931 abortion ban and expand our state s civil rights act to include lgbtq michiganen. it is setting up a state where every single person in michigan is welcome and will be protected, not discriminated against because of who you are. majority whip of the michigan state senate, mallory mcmorrow. thank you very much for coming on the show this morning. thank you. we appreciate it. still ahead, a look at the stories making front page headlines in newspapers across the country. including a book tour that could double as the soft launch of a presidential campaign. plus, we ll look at the new report from the energy department on the origins of covid. morning joe is coming right back.
putting supporting families and workers. ensuring that everyone is treated equally before the eyes of government. [inaudible] secrets and surprises in terms of what michigan democrats want. they put us in this position to actually get those things done. majority leader brinks, earlier last year, there was a lot of controversy around michigan. i think what the country learned about its 1931 abortion ban, or peeling that abortion ban was such a important party for democrats, especially when the laws are unenforceable with the passage of reproductive freedom for all out initiative that passed in november? you know, this law has been on the books for 100 years. there is a period of time during which it is possible for this to go back into effect. so, it is incredibly important for us to get that off the books. it s an obsolete and antiquated law. it should have been there for the past 50 years. it needs to go.
based on sexual orientation and gender identity to the states antidiscrimination law? well, [inaudible] exercise their power last year. we want to ensure that we are putting supporting families and workers. ensuring that everyone is treated equally before the eyes of government. [inaudible] secrets and surprises in terms of what michigan democrats want. they put us in this position to actually get those things done. majority leader brinks, earlier last year, there was a lot of controversy around michigan. i think what the country learned about its 1931 abortion ban, or peeling that abortion ban was such a important party for democrats, especially when the laws are unenforceable with the passage of reproductive freedom for all out initiative that passed in november? you know, this law has been on the books for 100 years. there is a period of time during which it is possible for this to go back into effect. so, it is incredibly important for us to get that off the books. it s an