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About 86% of Black Michiganders voted for Abdul El-Sayed for US Senate, according to preliminary data.
YPSILANTI, Michigan – A Black conservative group is distributing signs and paying for billboards in Michigan encouraging Black voters to support Jews and Israel, in the days before a contentious U.S. Senate race in which the Democratic candidate has struggled to shore up both voting groups. The Center for...
Incumbent Democrat Rep. Jennifer Conlin is projected to retain the District 48 Michigan House seat representing parts of Jackson, Washtenaw and Livingston counties. The Associated Press called the race at 2:38 a.m. with 95% of votes counted. Conlin earned 28,150, or 54% of votes, and her Republican opponent Brian Ignatowski...
Your weekend is here - and so is your weekly GO Guide. From early holiday shopping to fun events for little ones, here are some of our Metro Detroit picks. November 7th | 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. November 8th | 2 p.m. & 6 p.m. Plymouth. The colorful DreamWorks...
Yousef Rabhi has declared victory in the race for mayor of Ann Arbor in Tuesday's general election. Yousef, a former Michigan state representative and current Washtenaw County commissioner, defeated incumbent Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor in the August primary election. He was widely expected to win the Democratic majority in Tuesday’s general election, in which he took 97% of the vote after facing a late write-in challenge from candidate Elizabeth Kurtz.
This November, we've found tons of family-friendly fun, including holiday lights and holiday train rides for you to check out with your kids. I can't wait to take my son, Jordan, to Wild Lights at the Detroit Zoo and Magic of Lights at Pine Knob Music Theatre this month. We start celebrating the holidays in November, and there are so many great holiday events to check out together! Keep on scrolling to see our other top picks of November family events in metro Detroit. You can also find more family events listed in our calendar. Be sure to tag us on Instagram @metroparentmag if you check any of them out.
Democrat Felicia Brabec has won the race for Michigan’s 15th state Senate district, defeating Republican Jason Rogers. According to the Associated Press and CBS News of 10:42 p.m. on, Brabec has secured 76% of the vote to Rogers’ 24% with more than 45% of the vote in. Former...
Debbie Dingell and Heather Smiley are squaring off again for Michigan's 6th Congressional District, a rematch of their 2024 contest in a district that covers all of Washtenaw County along with parts of Wayne, Oakland and Monroe counties. Dingell, the Democratic incumbent, is seeking another term after winning the seat by more than 122,000 votes two years ago, while Smiley, a Republican, is making her second run at the seat. Four third-party candidates are also on the ballot this cycle.
A server at Anna's House in Ann Arbor says her paycheck told a story that didn't add up: regular pay of $3.93 an hour, and overtime pay of about $5.895 an hour, for a single pay period in August 2024. Lauren Burke has now sued the breakfast chain, its owner and 14 related companies, arguing that math reflects a systemic shortchanging of tipped workers rather than a one-time error.
Democrat Joanna Whaley easily defeated Republican Ron Kokinda in the race for District 2 state representative, becoming the first transgender woman in the state Legislature. Whaley gathered 62% of the votes cast in the race on Tuesday, Nov. 3. She garnered 22,343 votes; Kokinda received 13,414. The district covers Lincoln Park, Allen Park, Melvindale and part of Southgate.
The Michigan Secretary of State confirmed that monitors in Flint and Dearborn questioned poll workers about their training and requested copies of training materials.
Michigan joined several states nationwide experiencing a Democratic wave on Election Day, as voters elected Democrat Abdul El-Sayed as the state’s first Muslim U.S. senator.
DEARBORN, Mich. — Dearborn voters have approved a $1.51 billion school bond that will reshape the district over the next 20 years, replacing aging buildings, combining schools and funding renovations across Dearborn Public Schools. The proposal passed Tuesday with about 68% of the vote, according to unofficial results reported...
The U.S. Marine Corps will raise the flag at WCC’s 2026 Veterans Day events. Photo credit: J.D. Scott. Washtenaw Community College (WCC) invites the community to honor the courage and sacrifice of America’s military veterans during its annual Veterans Day observance on Wednesday, Nov. 11. The 2026 Veterans...
Wayne County voters handed Warren C. Evans another term as county executive in a lopsided win, with unofficial results showing him taking 72.39% of the vote against Republican challenger Michael A. Evans. The new term begins Jan. 1, 2027, continuing a run in county government that has stretched more than a decade.
This entry is part 3 of 6 in the series Inclusive Ann Arbor. If your child, you, or someone else in your community has a disability, you’ve likely had the experience of going someplace that was not accommodating. It can be frustrating, saddening, or even impossible to navigate. Fortunately,...
DETROIT, MI - Democrat Donavan McKinney emerged from Tuesday's election as the winner of Michigan's 13th Congressional District seat. McKinney had 20,831 votes — 75.5% of the total — when the AP called the race at 10:33 p.m. Tuesday with 0.7% of the total votes reported. Republican T.P....
Voters across Metro Detroit headed to the polls Tuesday, deciding local races, millages and major bond proposals while weighing concerns about the economy, public safety, schools and other issues.
Michigan voters turned out in record numbers for the Nov. 3 midterm election, with Washtenaw County casting more than 20,000 additional ballots compared with four years ago. Unofficial results compiled by Decision Desk HQ showed more than 4.76 million votes counted in Michigan’s governor’s race by Wednesday afternoon. That surpassed the 4.5 million ballots cast statewide in 2022, the previous nonpresidential-year record, according to state election records.