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FILE - Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis arrives at a meet and greet, July 27, 2023, in Chariton, Iowa.
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Ron DeSantis ends his presidential bid before New Hampshire, endorses Donald Trump

Associated Press January 21, 2024

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended his Republican presidential campaign on Sunday, ending his 2024 White House bid just...

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Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson joined "MichMash" host Cheyna Roth and Gongwer's Alethia Kasban to discuss early voting and boosting voter confidence ahead of the 2024 presidential primary.
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MichMash: Secretary Benson on presidential primaries, election security

Hernz Laguerre January 19, 2024

 The 2024 election season is underway with the presidential primary coming earlier than in previous election cycles. MichMash host...

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Empty voting booths
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Woman who sent threats to a Detroit-area election official in 2020 gets 30 days in jail

Associated Press January 17, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — A New Hampshire woman was sentenced to 30 days in federal jail Tuesday for texting threats to...

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Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission
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Redistricting commission takes first stab at redraw  

Colin Jackson January 17, 2024

The first crack at redrawing seven Michigan state House districts in metro Detroit that were struck down by a recent...

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Republican presidential candidate former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announces he is dropping out of the race during a town hall campaign event Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, in Windham, N.H.
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Christie ends his presidential bid in an effort to blunt Trump’s momentum before Iowa’s GOP caucuses

Associated Press January 10, 2024

WINDHAM, N.H. (AP) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Wednesday suspended his Republican presidential bid just days before Iowa’s leadoff...

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A "Vote Here" sign outside a voting location in Michigan on Election Day 2023.
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Detroit Today: Should Michigan’s political maps be changed?

Detroit Today January 10, 2024

In 2018, Michiganders voted to have our legislative maps drawn by an independent commission of state residents instead of by...

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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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Detroit Evening Report: New redistricting commissioners being selected after resignations

Tia Graham January 2, 2024

The Michigan Department of State will soon replace three commissioners who recently resigned from the 13-member Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting...

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Detroit Democrat Adam Hollier at a Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission meeting in October 2021.
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Detroit Democrats demand more representation and new districts

Russ McNamara December 29, 2023

A federal court is requiring the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (MICRC) to redraw more than a dozen state House...

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Downtown Detroit skyline
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MichMash: Michigan politics in 2023 and what’s to come in 2024

Hernz Laguerre December 29, 2023

2023 has had some major political news stories, and 2024 will be no different. Sarah Rahal, City Hall reporter for...

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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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Tape reveals Trump pressured Michigan officials not to certify 2020 vote, a new report says

Associated Press December 22, 2023

Donald Trump pressured two election officials not to certify 2020 vote totals in a key Michigan county, according to a...

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Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D), in a brief turn as acting governor, signed a bill Dec. 1, 2023, to allow voters to request an absentee ballot through a state portal, a policy first adopted during the early days of COVID-19.
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Benson gets to sign bill adopting SOS ballot policy

Rick Pluta December 5, 2023

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson recently got to sign a voting rights law. Benson, Michigan’s top election official and a...

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs one of 23 bills to expand voting rights in Michigan. One of the new laws requires campaign ads to indicate if they make substantial use of AI technology.
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Whitmer signs bills to require notice on AI-generated political ads

Rick Pluta December 1, 2023

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed nearly two dozen bills Thursday to make major changes to Michigan election laws. “We’ve taken Michigan...

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