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Protesters march in a pro-Palestine/Abandon Biden rally at Fordson High School in Dearborn, Jan. 31, 2024.
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Faltering relations with Arab Americans clouding President Biden’s visit to Michigan

Russ McNamara February 1, 2024

President Joe Biden is visiting Michigan on Thursday to sit down with members of the United Auto Workers union, a...

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FILE - The Michigan State Capitol is photographed, Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in Lansing.
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Democratic field set for special election that could determine control of Michigan House

Associated Press January 31, 2024

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democratic primaries in two special elections in the Detroit area seeking to break a tie in the Michigan...

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Members of the public voice concerns during a Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission's public hearing at TCF Center in Detroit, Oct. 20, 2021.
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Redistricting commission hears Voting Rights Act report, approves plan for new map submissions

Colin Jackson January 30, 2024

Michigan’s redistricting commission should aim for at least 11 state House districts around metro Detroit that give a minority community...

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U.S. Supreme Court
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SCOTUS denies redistricting stay as in-person meetings get underway  

Colin Jackson January 23, 2024

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a request to stop the redrawing of seven Michigan state House districts. The order...

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FILE - Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis arrives at a meet and greet, July 27, 2023, in Chariton, Iowa.
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Ron DeSantis ends his presidential bid before New Hampshire, endorses Donald Trump

Associated Press January 21, 2024

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended his Republican presidential campaign on Sunday, ending his 2024 White House bid just...

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Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson joined "MichMash" host Cheyna Roth and Gongwer's Alethia Kasban to discuss early voting and boosting voter confidence ahead of the 2024 presidential primary.
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MichMash: Secretary Benson on presidential primaries, election security

Hernz Laguerre January 19, 2024

 The 2024 election season is underway with the presidential primary coming earlier than in previous election cycles. MichMash host...

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Empty voting booths
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Woman who sent threats to a Detroit-area election official in 2020 gets 30 days in jail

Associated Press January 17, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — A New Hampshire woman was sentenced to 30 days in federal jail Tuesday for texting threats to...

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Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission
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Redistricting commission takes first stab at redraw  

Colin Jackson January 17, 2024

The first crack at redrawing seven Michigan state House districts in metro Detroit that were struck down by a recent...

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Republican presidential candidate former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announces he is dropping out of the race during a town hall campaign event Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, in Windham, N.H.
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Christie ends his presidential bid in an effort to blunt Trump’s momentum before Iowa’s GOP caucuses

Associated Press January 10, 2024

WINDHAM, N.H. (AP) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Wednesday suspended his Republican presidential bid just days before Iowa’s leadoff...

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A "Vote Here" sign outside a voting location in Michigan on Election Day 2023.
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
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Detroit Today: Should Michigan’s political maps be changed?

Detroit Today January 10, 2024

In 2018, Michiganders voted to have our legislative maps drawn by an independent commission of state residents instead of by...

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Protesters attend a meeting of Michigan's new Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission on Oct. 21, 2021, in Lansing, Mich.
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Detroit Evening Report: New redistricting commissioners being selected after resignations

Tia Graham January 2, 2024

The Michigan Department of State will soon replace three commissioners who recently resigned from the 13-member Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting...

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Detroit Democrat Adam Hollier at a Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission meeting in October 2021.
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Detroit Democrats demand more representation and new districts

Russ McNamara December 29, 2023

A federal court is requiring the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (MICRC) to redraw more than a dozen state House...

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