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Former President Donald Trump campaigned in Michigan on Wednesday, urging the striking UAW to endorse his return to the White House while promising to fight Joe Biden’s EV push.
Working class voters have helped tip presidential elections in Michigan, and that could happen again. Former President Trump is trying to recapture the magic that fueled his surprise Michigan victory in 2016.
President Biden walks the picket line with striking autoworkers and backs a 40 percent pay hike proposal as Michigan approves additional incentives for Marshall megasite despite Ford’s announcement to “pause” work on a planned EV battery factory.
The Michigan Republican Party capped a conspiracy-filled Mackinac Island retreat by approving a caucus plan that will give Donald Trump loyalists more power than primary voters.
Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy delivered ‘red meat’ at the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference. Pro-Trump crowd eats it up but suggests his ceiling may be a number two.
A three-judge U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals panel determined nine state legislative districts would proceed to trial over claims the district maps violate the Voting Rights Act.
With former Gov. Rick Snyder leading efforts, Senate and House Republican campaigns in Michigan have a money edge over Democratic counterparts, records show.
Nearly all of the county’s local clerks are partnering to provide early voting sites accessible to local residents. This will reduce the workload for election officials and provide more options for busy residents to cast votes.
State voters in 2024 could decide whether good behavior should cut prison sentences. A group pushing the issue must first collect more than 350,000 signatures.
Legislators move to approve changes mandated by last year’s Proposal 2, allowing clerks to offer it as long as 29 days. The legislation is expected to head soon to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
In a plan critics say will benefit Trump, the state Republican Party wants to hold 13 congressional district caucus meetings to help decide the party’s next presidential nominee.
The Michigan Republican Party is planning to award its delegates to a national presidential nominating convention based on the results of congressional district caucus meetings, not just a public primary.
Lawmakers work to codify Proposal 2 reforms like early voting into state law. They aren’t the only election-related changes Michigan Democrats are considering.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer aims to use her growing profile to raise money for President Joe Biden and defend a U.S. Senate seat held by retiring Debbie Stabenow.
Fundraising and attack ads are already underway, as Democrats have a thin majority in the House. GOP taps former Gov. Rick Snyder to lead fundraising efforts.
Michigan had one of the highest rates of young voter turnout in 2022. Now, lawmakers want Michigan to join other states in allowing 16 year-olds to pre-register, making them automatically eligible to cast ballots when they turn 18.
The 2024 election could determine balance of power in Sentate. So far, there are more people are taking themselves out of the running than announced candidates.
The first woman from Michigan to serve in the U.S. Senate, says she won’t seek re-election. Inspired by a ‘new generation of leaders’ the Lansing Democrat says she’ll ‘pass the torch’ after finishing her current term
