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Committee testimony begins for Michigan Voting Rights Act bills

Colin Jackson May 6, 2024

Committee testimony on Michigan bills to create a State Voting Rights Act is expected to continue this week. That’s after...

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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump gestures at a campaign rally in Freeland, Mich., Wednesday, May 1, 2024.
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Trump warns of decaying economy, vows to ‘save’ US auto industry at Michigan rally

Quinn Klinefelter May 2, 2024

Former President Donald Trump used a campaign rally in Michigan's bellwether Saginaw County on Wednesday to lash out against the...

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Shri Thanedar in-studio at WDET-FM on Oct. 20, 2022.
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Detroit Evening Report: Shri Thanedar questions validity of campaign signatures submitted by Adam Hollier

Jerome Vaughn May 1, 2024

Detroit Congressman Shri Thanedar has filed paperwork to challenge Adam Hollier’s appearance on the August primary ballot.Both Thanedar and Hollier...

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Rep. Peter Meijer (R-Mich.), at WDET Studios.
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Former Rep. Peter Meijer ends his longshot bid for the GOP nomination in Michigan’s Senate race

Associated Press April 29, 2024

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Former Rep. Peter Meijer withdrew his name from the U.S. Senate race in Michigan on Friday,...

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FILE - The Michigan State Capitol is photographed, Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in Lansing.
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MichMash: Campaign season shifts gears as filing deadline passes

Hernz Laguerre April 26, 2024

Tuesday’s campaign filing deadline has passed, and 110 seats in the Michigan House of Representatives on the ballot are up...

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Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to supporters during a campaign event, Sunday, April 21, 2024, in Royal Oak, Mich.
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Will Robert F. Kennedy Jr. be a spoiler in Michigan? For who?

Russ McNamara April 24, 2024

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was in metro Detroit over the weekend to hold a hybrid campaign rally and comedy show...

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Dems to regain Michigan House majority after voters fill vacancies

Rick Pluta April 17, 2024

Michigan Democrats are poised to regain their state House majority after declaring victory in two special elections to fill vacancies....

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What to expect in Michigan’s state house special elections

Associated Press April 15, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michigan Democrats hope to restore their slim majority in the state House of Representatives on Tuesday when...

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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, April 2, 2024.
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Trump, Republicans talk border in Grand Rapids

Colin Jackson April 3, 2024

Criticisms of the Biden administration’s immigration policies made up a major part of former President Donald Trump’s speech in Grand...

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Protesters attend a meeting of Michigan's new Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission on Oct. 21, 2021, in Lansing, Mich.
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Created Equal: Breaking down the new state House districts in metro Detroit

Created Equal April 3, 2024

Just two years into Michigan’s experiment with citizen-drawn maps for the Legislature and Congress, a court-ordered redraw to address gerrymandering...

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FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks during a commit to caucus rally, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa.
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Trump to visit Grand Rapids Tuesday

Colin Jackson April 1, 2024

Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to be in Grand Rapids Tuesday. The Kent County GOP says it will not...

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Michigan Republican Party Chair Pete Hoekstra said dissident delegates were refused credentials because they ignored repeated efforts to get them to register.
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Pete Hoekstra: ‘There’s lots of folks investing in the MI GOP’

Russ McNamara March 29, 2024

For the past two years, the Michigan Republican Party has been marred by complaints about leadership, disorganization and poor finances....

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