The mayor’s decision to leave office after his term expires in 2025 clears the field for an open race to succeed him.
Michigan Government
Citizens cannot do their job of running their government if they don’t know what their public servants are doing.
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‘Dark money’ helped Democrats dominate Michigan Supreme Court races
The biggest spender in this year’s Michigan Supreme Court election? An out-of-state group that doesn’t disclose donors.
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What Donald Trump’s ‘mass deportations’ may mean for Michigan immigrants
Undocumented immigrants account for about 1.3% of Michigan’s population, according to a 2022 estimate.
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Michigan worked to speed up election results. Here’s why it still took a while
New laws allowed clerks to start processing ballots sooner, but some things just take time.
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Michigan incoming House Speaker Matt Hall: GOP will ‘get stuff done’
The Kalamazoo County Republican predicts a more prolific year in 2025, even with divided control of government.
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Blue wall crumbled, Michigan is a swing state again. Maps show how it evolved
Once a Democratic bulwark, Michigan went big once again for Republican Donald Trump. Check out maps from 2000 to now to see how the state has swung back and forth in presidential elections.
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How despair over Gaza war helped Donald Trump win Dearborn. It’s complicated
What started as a protest movement leads Michigan’s largest Arab-American enclave to give its vote to a Republican who once said Israel should ‘finish the job’ in Gaza.
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In Michigan House, time for Democrats is running out. What to expect
Republicans retook control of the state House on Tuesday, giving Democrats just weeks to pass their wish lists and pet projects. Expect a frantic finish.
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Elissa Slotkin wins razor-thin race for Michigan US Senate seat
Democrat Elissa Slotkin has won Michigan’s high-stakes race for US Senate, according to final vote tallies released Wednesday afternoon more than 15 hours after polls had closed.
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Donald Trump’s path to victory in Michigan: Expand support nearly everywhere
The former president cobbled together a solid victory through a simple formula: Boost turnout in counties that favor him, shrink it in ones that went for Democrat Kamala Harris.