What started as a protest movement leads Michigan’s largest Arab-American enclave to give its vote to a Republican who once said Israel should ‘finish the job’ in Gaza.
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New and returning Detroit school board members focused on tackling chronic absenteeism, literacy rates
Incumbent board member Sherry Gay-Dagnogo came out on top Tuesday among the candidates in a bid for a second term, followed by Monique Bryant and Ida Simmons Short.
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Trump’s win evokes mix of sadness and hope in Detroit
The results, some Detroit voters fear, will have drastic effects on issues that mattered most to Detroiters, like women’s reproductive rights and K-12 education. Others hope it will mean a better economy and reduced inflation.
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Elissa Slotkin wins razor-thin race for Michigan US Senate seat
Slotkin said she would approach her new job with a bipartisan lens, noting that Michigan voters had elected both her and President-elect Donald Trump, a Republican.
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Democrats overestimated Detroit turnout. What happened?
Detroit leaders, advocates say Kamala Harris didn’t do enough to detail her vision amid a shortened window to campaign for president.
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Detroit’s Proposal S school millage election passes decisively
The millage is important for Detroit because revenue from the millage goes toward paying off debt.
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Voter turnout tops 5.5M in Michigan, matching 2020
Election Day went smoothly for most municipalities with little disruption to voting, despite Michigan being the target of bogus threats and misinformation.
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Donald Trump wins Michigan, White House as ‘blue wall’ collapses
Trump improved on his 2020 performance throughout Michigan, including small gains in Black-majority communities like Detroit and big gains in Arab American centers like Dearborn.
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Donald Trump’s transition starts now. Here’s how it will work
The president-elect now has a 75-day transition period to build out his team before Inauguration Day arrives on Jan. 20.
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Republican incumbents lead race for Michigan’s State Board of Education
All of the top candidates for Michigan’s State Board of Education have concerns over how state education officials have responded to a federal investigation.