‘It’s a vibe check every day,’ as candidates make their final push for votes in Detroit and Michigan.
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Detroit predicting high turnout, faster count in presidential race
Michigan’s largest city is predicting higher-than-usual voter turnout, which could foreshadow big numbers statewide.
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In razor-thin race, watch these Michigan regions in Harris, Trump race
Tuesday’s results could come at the margins, a few thousand votes here and there in Detroit, the suburbs, rural Michigan and Ottawa County.
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Donald Trump, Kamala Harris target Detroit as early in-person voting begins
Both major party presidential candidates campaigned in Detroit this weekend as early in-person voting began in Michigan’s largest city.
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Detroit kicks off early voting Saturday. It goes statewide Oct. 26
Voters approved nine days of early voting in 2022. Detroit, East Lansing and Canton are taking advantage of an option to offer more days.
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Kamala Harris, Donald Trump ramp up fight for Michigan in final weeks of campaign
Kamala Harris returned to Detroit touting her new plan for Black men, the first of a slew of Michigan stops she and Donald Trump will make this week
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Mike Duggan for Michigan governor? New nonprofit takes Detroit story statewide
Put Progress First was incorporated as a Michigan nonprofit in June 2023 by an attorney who worked on Duggan’s past mayoral campaigns.
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Donald Trump disparages Detroit in city speech, pitches plan to 'save' autos
Donald Trump warned “our whole country will end up being like Detroit” if Kamala Harris is elected — “a mess” — while speaking to the Detroit Economic Club on Thursday.
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Several Michigan campsites will be closed for renovations in '25. See list
Michiganders should prepare for some disappointment as they’re booking camping sites for next season. Over a dozen of the state’s campgrounds and day-use areas will be closed for some or all of the 2025 season.
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Henry Ford Health expands footprint, adds eight Ascension hospital campuses
In a dramatic expansion, Detroit-based Henry Ford Health adds eight Ascension hospital properties to its network to become a $12 billion health-care giant in an increasingly consolidated landscape. The venture includes all of Ascension’s southeast Michigan and Genesys health-care facilities.