Shall-issue but post-2023 package added universal background checks, safe-storage mandate, red-flag law, 72-hour pistol purchase wait. No AWB, no mag cap. Stand-your-ground codified. Suppressors legal. Preemption fair.

Recreational cannabis legal since 2018 (Proposal 1). Several cities (Ann Arbor, Detroit, Hazel Park, Ferndale) decriminalized entheogens. Set-aside review of past cannabis convictions (Clean Slate Act). Strong harm reduction.

State minimum wage $13.73/hr. MIT living wage for 1 adult: $15.59/hr. Ratio 0.88 — minimum-wage workers earn 88% of what's needed to live there alone.

Moderate-high tax burden but USNews #43, below-average NAEP scores, troubled water/road infrastructure (D range historically). Spending without commensurate outcomes — poor value.

IJ grades MI B- (2019 HB 4001-4003 - conviction required for under $50k, transparency reforms). No QI reform. No-knock allowed but court-restricted. Body cam mandate partial. No comprehensive privacy law. No statewide ICE mandate. Whistleblower protections solid.

No-excuse mail voting via 2018 Prop 3. 9 days early voting added by Prop 2 (2022). Same-day and automatic registration. Non-strict ID with affidavit alternative. Felons vote after release. Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission since 2020 (low partisan bias). Major expansions through ballot initiatives; no restrictive laws.

Medicaid expansion adopted 2014. Abortion enshrined in constitution (Prop 3, 2022); Reproductive Health Act 2023 repealed remaining restrictions. Gender-affirming care protected (Elliott-Larsen amended). Uninsured rate below median. Rural UP healthcare gaps remain.

No qualified immunity reform. No statewide BWC mandate. Disciplinary records limited disclosure. MCOLES decertification. No no-knock ban. No necessity standard. Local DAs prosecute (MSP investigates). Chokeholds restricted by some agency policy. Per-capita killings near median.

Abortion right added to state constitution (Prop 3, 2022). Repealed pre-Roe ban. LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination expanded under Elliott-Larsen (2023). Conversion therapy banned. Shield law. Gender-affirming care protected. No religious mandates. Strong recent positive trajectory under Whitmer.

Right-to-work repealed (2024) - no longer RTW. No paid family leave. Paid sick leave (Earned Sick Time Act, expanded 2025). State OSHA plan (MIOSHA). Prevailing wage restored (2023). Strong wage theft enforcement under Wage and Hour Division. Near-median fatal injury rate.