The former president is due back in Grand Rapids on Tuesday to talk border security after a once-deported immigrant is accused of murder. Here’s the truth about immigration, crime rates and economic impact.
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How new Michigan House maps uncouple Detroit, suburbs to boost Black voters
New legislative maps ordered by a federal court panel reduce the number of districts that include both Detroit and its northern suburbs in an effort to restore electoral power of Black voters.
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Trump returning to Michigan amid campaign border battle
The former president is expected to campaign in Grand Rapids following an alleged murder by a previously deported man who re-entered the country illegally.
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Michigan redistricting: Court finds new Detroit maps better for Black voters
New Detroit-area state House maps are better for Black representation, a federal court rules. No incumbents will be drawn out of their districts, and the statewide map still tends to favor Democrats.
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Michigan's first early in-person vote a hit with some Republicans
Distrust of the election system appeared to be a big factor in how voters decided to cast their ballots.
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GOP Justice David Viviano leaving Michigan Supreme Court
Michigan Supreme Court Justice David Viviano will not seek reelection this fall. He’s one of three Republican nominees on the liberal court.
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Biden in Michigan: President campaigns in Saginaw, meets supporters
As he hits battleground states, Joe Biden returned to Michigan for the second time this year with a Thursday afternoon stop in Saginaw, a swing county where voters have picked the presidential winners since 2008.
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Joe Biden plans Michigan campaign stop in Saginaw, which picks winners
President Joe Biden is back in Michigan next week to campaign in Saginaw, a city with a large Black population in a county that has historically predicted who will win the presidential election.
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State of the Union 2024: UAW president Shawn Fain to be Biden's guest
UAW President Shawn Fain, Detroit businesswoman Natalie King among Michigan guests expected at President Joe Biden’s 2024 State of the Union Address at 9 a.m. Thursday.
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Michigan defends bloated voter rolls with 625,000 cancellations pending
Michigan election officials say they’re working to stop ‘undue challenges’ from Trump supporters seeking to cancel voter registrations based on pervasive theories of potential fraud.