Mallory McMorrow is feeling the weight of being in the driver’s seat; her hands clasped to the steering wheel of a swiftly accelerating campaign that’s zooming past her biggest rivals in the U.S. Senate race.
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I may have used obscenities, but the ‘show your papers’ initiative is what is truly obscene
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Commentary from Christy McGillivray, executive director of Voters Not Politicians
Financial sector cash follows Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers from Lansing to Washington as he eyes seat on banking panel
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McMorrow’s campaign faces scrutiny over finance co-chair’s Facebook post lionizing Nazi grandfather michiganadvance.com/2026/03/09/m...
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Anti-war grassroots groups spoke out this week against President Donald Trump’s war against Iran and called on Michigan’s congressional delegation to vote against giving Trump the authority to expand and prolong the effort.
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The Working Families Party has endorsed state Rep. Donovan McKinney (D-Detroit) in his primary battle against incumbent U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Detroit), and William Lawrence, one of several Democrats trying to unseat U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Charlotte).
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A leader in the Michigan House Republican caucus is pushing new legislation that would require voters to prove they are United States citizens when they register to vote, and that bill had its first hearing on Tuesday before the chamber’s Election Integrity Committee.
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After poor attendance in the state House and a recent history that includes blowing up the Democratic Party’s trifecta, controversial state Rep. Karen Whitsett (D-Detroit) said Monday that she will not seek reelection to her seat in Michigan’s 4th House District.
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David Lynch saying ‘One day, the sadness will end. But I don’t think today’s the day.’
average person cheering for war in iran
I know this script well: Decisive strikes turn into ground troops; we take the capital, drive out the existing govt; we declare victory; then a power vacuum & an insurgency builds & we're fighting for 10 years. Oh, but this time, there could be actual attacks on homeland. Fun?
The state’s attorney general and a group of conservation activists shared calls to action on Friday after DTE Energy issued another rate increase request, filed earlier this week with the Michigan Public Service Commission.
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Labor continues to line up behind Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist as he seeks to replace Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson in 2026. Gilchrist announced Friday support from Laborers’ International Union of North America, or LiUNA, which represents construction, energy and public sector employees.
As we close out Black History Month, Michigan Advance is highlighting several health care workers who challenged and overcame educational and professional barriers. They gave back to their communities through their work inside and outside of the office.
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ICE is planning to open a new detention center in Romulus, and both residents and local officials have strong opposition. And while the path to slowing or stopping development of a federal facility is difficult at best, it doesn’t mean officials aren’t trying.
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Many of y’all asked how you can support and donate to our female athletes and the celebrations,,, so I created a Go Fund Me. I’m hopeful this can have an impact beyond the weekend and help those that represent the best of the US
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As Michigan Advance Editor-in-Chief Jon King notes in this commentary, when Gov. Whitmer delivered her final State of the State address Wednesday, she conspicuously ducked any mention of the explosive growth of hyperscale data centers and the swelling opposition they’re generating. #datacenters
Although some view the student-centered education proposals unveiled by Gov. Whitmer in her final State of the State address as a proven way to address childhood literacy, others doubt she can advance the policies in a hostile GOP-controlled House of Representatives.
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Gubernatorial hopefuls John James, Jocelyn Benson and Aric Nesbitt were all in attendance while Gov. Whitmer pitched new plans for early literacy training, expanded K-12 funding, full-day pre-kindergarten options, and plans to address the state’s housing crisis.
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday announced that her office will focus on childhood education, with proposals that will include lifelong literacy efforts, increased school funding and what she called the “Every Child Reads” program.
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In a survey of 600 registered voters commissioned by the Detroit Regional Chamber, which has stated its public advocacy for data center investment, a majority of those polled said they believed data centers will provide some degree of economic benefit to Michigan.
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A reintroduced legislative package to allow the state to issue digital, mobile phone ID cards was back before a Senate panel Tuesday, but face a series of challenges before moving forward, including concerns over privacy and their overall usefulness in key situations.
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The new childhood immunization policies and vaccine schedule from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is the focus of yet another multistate lawsuit, with Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel signing on.
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Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township) is preparing to tie his previously announced $5 billion per year property tax relief plan to a 6% sales tax on what are typically considered luxury services paid by wealthier residents.
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Gov. Gretchen Gretchen Whitmer will highlight her record after nearly a decade in office as Michigan’s chief executive Wednesday evening, but don’t expect the governor’s eighth and final State of the State address to be just another greatest hits compilation.
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While multiple agencies continue to investigate Wednesday’s fatal shooting by a Grand Rapids police officer, the family of Da’Quain Johnson, 32, is disputing the narrative that authorities have given about his death.
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Newly released campaign finance data shows that a PAC which directly supports President Donald Trump’s political efforts was given $1 million by the owners of the Ambassador Bridge just a month before the president took aim at its main competitor.
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Voter misconceptions on how well Michigan compares to other states should be seen as a warning flag for the state’s business, education and government leaders, according to new polling data from the Detroit Regional Chamber released Monday.
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Community members caller on the Mott Community College Board of Trustees to open a new investigation into the conduct of the college’s president who is accused of coercively pushing her Christian religious beliefs on students, staff, faculty and guests at the university.
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While Gov. Whitmer is basing a large part of her 2026-27 budget plan on new tax revenue, Republican House Speaker Matt Hall is already drawing a line in the sand against approving any new taxes and sowing the seeds of another potentially brutal budget fight.
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