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(FILE) - Michigan House Speaker Joe Tate.
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Democrats, Republicans kill lame duck in Michigan House

Rick Pluta, Russ McNamara December 20, 2024

Democratic control of the state Capitol for the first time in four decades fizzled to a close Thursday, as House...

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Michigan State Capitol building.
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Michigan House Republicans stage walk out

Colin Jackson December 14, 2024

Michigan House Republicans walked out of session early Friday afternoon shortly after voting began. They said they wouldn’t come back...

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The Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory on Belle Isle had been under construction since November 2022.
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Detroit Evening Report: Duggan announces gubernatorial run; Belle Isle Conservatory reopens + more

Jerome Vaughn December 4, 2024

Tonight on The Detroit Evening Report, we cover Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan's announcement that he will run for governor of Michigan...

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Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan addresses city employees on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024.
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Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan will run for Michigan governor in 2026 as independent

Associated Press December 4, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, a longtime Democrat, says he will run for Michigan governor as an independent...

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State Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) addresses advocates at the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center in Detroit.
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Black lawmakers, policy advocates frustrated with inaction

Colin Jackson November 26, 2024

Some of Michigan’s Black lawmakers and policy advocates are sharing their frustration with Democratic leadership in the state Legislature and...

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Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Aug. 20, 2024.
  • Detroit Evening Report
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Detroit Evening Report: Duggan expected to announce plans for political future this week

Nargis Rahman, Quinn Klinefelter November 11, 2024

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is expected to announce whether he will make another run for the city’s top job this...

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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 in Walker, Mich.
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MichMash: How Donald Trump broke the ‘blue wall’ in Michigan

Jenny Sherman November 8, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump won Michigan this week in what was expected to be a very close presidential election. In this...

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Empty voting booths
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MichMash: State leaders fight election misinformation with new Democracy Defense Project branch

Hernz Laguerre September 27, 2024

Election integrity has the spotlight as the presidential election takes center stage in these last five weeks of the campaign....

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Photo of the Grand Hotel at Mackinac Island.
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US Senate debate planned at Mackinac Policy Conference canceled after candidates decline

Jenny Sherman May 22, 2024

The U.S. Senate debate scheduled to take place at the Mackinac Policy Conference next week has been canceled, the Detroit...

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A historical marker outside the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Mich.
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Detroit Evening Report: Agenda unveiled for the 2024 Mackinac Policy Conference

Jerome Vaughn May 8, 2024

The Detroit Regional Chamber has unveiled its agenda for the 2024 Mackinac Policy Conference.  Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report...

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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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MichMash: How will Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign affect the 2024 presidential election?

Hernz Laguerre May 3, 2024

Third party candidates notoriously draw votes away from either Republicans or Democrats, but which voters will Robert F. Kennedy Jr....

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Israeli armored personnel carriers and tanks move towards the Gaza Strip border in southern Israel Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023.
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
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Detroit Today: Michigan Democrats divided on Israel-Hamas conflict

Detroit Today November 1, 2023

The war in the Middle East is shaking up American politics in a variety of ways — and Michigan is...

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