The Michigan Senate approves bills to ban openly carried firearms in or around voting locations. A partisan split in the House will likely delay final passage.
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Citizens cannot do their job of running their government if they don’t know what their public servants are doing.
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Court rejects Karamo bid to run Michigan GOP presidential caucuses
Kristina Karamo asked the Michigan Court of Appeals to let her continue to act as Michigan GOP chair ahead of a presidential caucus convention planned for Saturday. The court said no.
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Detroit is big for Joe Biden. Primary turnout was small
Precincts had in general a low turnout and a contingent of residents who cast “uncommitted” votes in protest of Biden’s response to the Israel-Hamas war.
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Michigan redistricting: Mapmakers finalize new metro Detroit House map
The new map would keep more Detroit-based districts within city limits and increase Black majorities in several state House seats.
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Despite Michigan primary wins, signs of trouble for Trump and Biden
Trump underperformed in suburban areas that cost him the 2020 election, and Biden lost 100,000 ‘uncommitted’ votes in protest over the Gaza war. Both still won Michigan handily.
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Michigan presidential primary by county: See results around the state
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump easily won the respective Democratic and Republican primaries Tuesday.
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Michigan 2024 results: 13% of Democrats ‘uncommitted.’ Will it matter to Biden?
While more than 100,000 Michiganders voted uncommitted in Tuesday’s Democratic presidential primary, observers say that number may not be enough to move Biden’s stance on the war in Gaza.
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Michigan 2024 primary results: Donald Trump wins GOP primary over Nikki Haley
Former President Donald Trump beat Nikki Haley to win Michigan’s presidential primary and strengthen his grip on the GOP nomination.
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Michigan 2024 primary results: Joe Biden wins the Dem ticket
The sitting president had no major challengers, but a lack of enthusiasm among young voters and Arab Americans displeased with the administration’s stance on the Gaza War could mean trouble for Biden in Michigan as he seeks a second term in office.
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Judge: Kristina Karamo properly removed as Michigan GOP chair
Kristina Karamo can no longer call herself Michigan GOP chair and must give up control of related bank accounts and other assets, a judge ruled Tuesday, paving the way for Pete Hoekstra to take over the party.