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This mural, painted by Detroit-based artist Jesse Kassel, was one of eight painted across Michigan during the 2020 election to encourage people to vote.
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Michigan special elections: What metro Detroiters should know before May 6

Jenny Sherman May 2, 2025

Communities across Michigan — including several in metro Detroit — will be holding special elections on Tuesday, May 6, for...

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State Rep. Donavan McKinney represents Michigan's 14th District.
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The Metro: State Rep. Donavan McKinney enters race for 13th Congressional District seat

Sam Corey, The Metro April 29, 2025

Democratic state lawmaker Donavan McKinney announced this week his intentions to run against Congressman Shri Thanedar in the 13th District...

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In this image released on Thursday, April, 17, is liberal leader Mark Carney, campaigning at the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario in Oakville.
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals win an election upended by Trump

Associated Press April 28, 2025

TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party won Canada’s federal election on Monday, capping a stunning turnaround in...

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Councilwoman Gabriela Santiago-Romero speaks to Mayor Mike Duggan during his FY25 budget proposal on Thursday, March 7, 2024.
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The Metro: Detroit Councilwoman Santiago-Romero is suing to get back on August primary ballot

Robyn Vincent, Sam Corey, The Metro April 28, 2025

We’re four months away from the primary and already, there’s drama with Detroit’s city council race. Unofficially, there are 45...

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Canadian flag flying in Windsor.
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The Metro: Political analysts say Canada’s federal election is the most important in decades

Jerome Vaughn, The Metro April 28, 2025

Just across the Detroit River in Windsor and throughout Canada, voters are headed to the polls to cast their ballots...

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U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens speaks at a groundbreaking ceremony for an affordable housing project in Ferndale, Mich. on Aug. 23, 2023.
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The Metro: US Rep. Haley Stevens on why she’s running for Senate

Robyn Vincent, The Metro April 24, 2025

U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens launched her U.S. Senate campaign on Tuesday — joining a growing crowd of candidates vying for...

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The Michigan Hall of Justice.
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Whitmer fills vacant Supreme Court seat; two seats will be up for election in 2026

Elinor Epperson April 24, 2025

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has appointed a new justice to the state Supreme Court.Noah Hood will serve a partial term until...

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Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.
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House GOP subpoenas Jocelyn Benson for election materials

Rick Pluta April 23, 2025

The Republican chair of the Michigan House Oversight Committee has delivered a subpoena calling on Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson...

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U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens launched her U.S. Senate campaign in Michigan on Tuesday, April 22, 2025.
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US Rep. Haley Stevens enters race to represent Michigan in US Senate

Associated Press April 22, 2025

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Fourth-term U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens has launched her run for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat on Tuesday with...

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A person signs a petition for a ballot proposal on a clipboard.
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Proof of citizenship to vote ballot initiative nears signature collection

Colin Jackson April 21, 2025

A ballot question aimed at ensuring only U.S. citizens are voting in Michigan elections inched a step closer to gathering...

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The Metro: Dr. Abdul El-Sayed enters US Senate race in Michigan

Sam Corey, Robyn Vincent, The Metro April 17, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The race for the U.S. Senate in Michigan is heating up. ...

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FILE - Republican gubernatorial candidate, Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox, talks to reporters following a debate, on April 21, 2010, in East Lansing.
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Detroit Evening Report: Former Michigan AG Mike Cox announces bid for governor

Jerome Vaughn April 16, 2025

Former Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox has announced that he’s running to become governor next year. Subscribe to the Detroit Evening...

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