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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks with Stephen Henderson at the Mackinac Policy Conference on Thursday, May 30, 2024.
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MPC 2024: Whitmer focused on finalizing budget, tackling mental health crisis

Created Equal May 30, 2024

The Mackinac Policy Conference always comes at a time when the Michigan Legislature is negotiating the state budget, and the...

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Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton, left, speaks alongside Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson during a press conference at Genesee County Prosecutor's office in Flint, Mich., on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, announcing Congressman Dan Kildee's brother has been murdered in Vienna Township on Tuesday morning.
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Brother of Michigan Rep. Dan Kildee killed by family member, sheriff says

Associated Press March 20, 2024

VIENNA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The brother of a Michigan congressman was shot and killed early Tuesday by a family...

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Former Flint Mayor Matt Collier joins a crowded field of Democrats hoping to replace the retiring Congressman Dan Kildee.
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Another Democrat enters the race to replace Congressman Dan Kildee

Steve Carmody March 13, 2024

A former Flint mayor is joining the race to fill the eighth district congressional seat. Matt Collier served as Flint’s...

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Rep. Dan Kildee at the 2019 Mackinac Policy Conference. Kildee announced Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, that he would not seek reelection next year after the end of his sixth term.
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Detroit Today: Dan Kildee on his decision not to run for reelection

Detroit Today November 27, 2023

Earlier this month, Michigan U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Flint) announced that after serving six terms in Congress, he will not seek...

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FILE - U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 24, 2020. Kildee announced Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, that he would be retiring next year after the end of his sixth term.
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Detroit Today: Why Dan Kildee will not seek reelection

Detroit Today November 20, 2023

Michigan U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Flint) announced last week he will not seek reelection in 2024, creating an opening for House Republicans...

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Michigan U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Flint) announced Thursday he will not seek reelection in 2024.
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Michigan Congressman Dan Kildee announces he will not seek reelection

Jenny Sherman November 16, 2023

Michigan U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Flint) announced Thursday he will not seek reelection in 2024, creating an opening for House...

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Photo of an electric vehicle charging.
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Michigan Congressman Dan Kildee unhappy over White House EV trade agreement with Japan without Congress approval

Quinn Klinefelter March 31, 2023

Michigan Congressman Dan Kildee is unhappy with a recent automotive trade deal signed between the U.S. and Japan, saying it...

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Rep. Dan Kildee
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Voters in redrawn Mid Michigan district will decide if they send Kildee back to Congress

Steve Carmody October 25, 2022

There’s a familiar name on the November ballot for voters in Mid Michigan’s new 8th Congressional District. But there’s a...

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WDET Voter Guide
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Michigan Voter Guide 2022: 8th Congressional District

Dave Kim October 25, 2022

Michigan voters will head to the polls on Tuesday, November 8, for the 2022 midterm elections. One of the races...

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US House Passes Legislation to Stop Billions of Robocalls Each Year

Russ McNamara December 9, 2019

In 2018, there were over 26 billion unwanted robocalls in the US. If that seems like a lot, it’s because that...

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu giving speech
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Rep. Kildee Says Netanyahu Visit Was All Political

Station Programming March 4, 2015

Yesterday Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke before Congress. It was a contentious speech for many reasons, in part because of...

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