Backers of a ballot measure to offer Michigan prisoners the option to reduce their sentences through good behavior likely won’t collect the number of signatures needed to make the 2024 ballot. They’re hoping lawmakers will take up the torch.
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Trump set for Michigan ballot as Supreme Court rejects insurrection case
A Supreme Court ruling means former President Donald Trump can appear on general election ballots in Michigan and other states should he secure the GOP nomination
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Donald Trump dominates Michigan GOP caucuses, builds on delegate lead
Donald Trump ran away with Michigan GOP caucuses on Saturday, as party divisions eased long enough to unite behind the former president.
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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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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.