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Ex-Michigan party leaders: Time to ditch nominating conventions
Following a combative Michigan Democratic Party convention, a bipartisan duo is pushing a plan to let voters nominate attorney general and secretary of state candidates through primary elections instead.
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9 governor hopefuls to make Michigan ballot — if their signatures are valid
Disqualified four years ago, Perry Johnson was the eighth of nine major party gubernatorial candidate to file signatures required to make this year’s Michigan ballot. Independent Mike Duggan has until July.
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Michigan Democrats push party left. Will voters follow?
Big progressive wins at the Michigan Democratic Party’s April convention have some weighing the party’s chances in November.
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Michigan Dems back Garlin Gilchrist and Eli Savit, oust U-M’s Jordan Acker
Michigan Democrats on Sunday endorsed Garlin Gilchrist for secretary of state and Eli Savit for attorney general, while ousting University of Michigan Regent Jordan Acker.
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Mallory McMorrow raises big bucks from small dollar donors in US Senate race
Democrat Mallory McMorrow outraised fellow Michigan US Senate candidates in the latest quarter. Small dollar donors fueled the surge.
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Michigan petition groups begin final push. What will make the ballot?
As signature deadlines loom, groups are fighting to get noncitizen voting, campaign finance and property tax elimination proposals on the November ballot. Others already called it quits.
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Michigan: Elections clerk allegedly canceled, changed voter registrations
Victoria Bishop pledged to “restore election integrity in Antrim County.” Now she may be improperly unregistering voters.
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Antisemitism, Islamophobia claims roil U-M Board of Regents race
Tensions over the University of Michigan’s handling of Gaza protests, along with accusations of double standards add fuel ahead of this weekend’s nominating convention.
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Michigan governor candidate: Cut auto insurance rates with no-fault ‘opt out’
Republican gubernatorial hopeful Tom Leonard is proposing a legal ‘opt out’ for Michigan’s no-fault auto insurance law.