Bridge fact-checked claims by Haley Stevens and outside groups who’ve accused El-Sayed of benefitting from Republican spending and lying about his support for defunding the police.
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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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Fact check: Trump seeks probe of 2020 Muskegon vote registration fraud
President Trump and Republicans want a deeper probe into voter fraud in 2020 in Muskegon. Democrats say the system worked.
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Death at Michigan women’s prison ruled suicide. Autopsy points to aspirin
An autopsy released Thursday found that Ashley Hoath, the third of four inmates to die this year at Michigan’s only women’s prison, died by suicide after suffering acute aspirin poisoning.
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Michigan poised to close ‘revolving door’ for lawmaker lobbyists
Michigan would create a two-year ‘cooling off’ period before lawmakers can become lobbyists under bills sent to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Critics have raised free speech concerns.
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Abdul El-Sayed outraises Haley Stevens, but super PACs dominate Senate race
New financial disclosures show Abdul El-Sayed is outraising rivals in Michigan’s US Senate race. But super PAC spending heavily favors fellow Democrat Haley Stevens.
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Fact check: Haley Stevens’ record in the auto bailout, saving 200K jobs
US Senate candidate Haley Stevens touts her role as chief of staff to the Obama administration auto rescue task force. Accounts from the time indicate she was not a decision maker and primarily managed day-to-day operations.
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As racial wealth gaps persist, bills would have Michigan study reparations
Supporters say the proposal is aimed at identifying solutions to issues such as the Black-white homeownership gap, while critics question whether creating new commissions and offices is the best use of state resources.
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Fact check: Where does Barack Obama stand on Michigan’s Senate race?
Ads show the former president praising Haley Stevens, but he’s not endorsed anyone in the Democratic primary. Is that misleading?
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Jocelyn Benson: ‘None of my family is profiting from data centers’
Democrat Jocelyn Benson is talking affordability as she runs for governor. But voters keep asking about data centers — and her husband’s role at a company working to bring a massive one to Michigan.
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Fact check: El-Sayed, Stevens trade jabs on party loyalty, Kamala Harris
While Abdul El-Sayed released a video overstating his speed to endorse Kamala Harris, Haley Stevens falsely suggested he led a 2024 movement to withhold primary votes from former President Joe Biden.