Democrats, Republicans kill lame duck in Michigan House
Democratic control of the state Capitol for the first time in four decades fizzled to a close Thursday, as House...
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Democrats, Republicans kill lame duck in Michigan House
Democratic control of the state Capitol for the first time in four decades fizzled to a close Thursday, as House...
Teamsters, Marathon Petroleum no closer to deal as strike continues
Union members are still off the job at the Marathon Petroleum refinery in Southwest Detroit. More than 250 members of...
Former Congressman Fred Upton latest Republican to endorse Harris
Republican former Congressman Fred Upton is endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for president. Upton served Southwest Michigan in Congress for...
Michigan Senate candidates have similar backgrounds, different agendas
Coming into 2024, Democrats already had an uphill climb in their attempt to keep control of the U.S. Senate. A...
Harris rallies supporters in Redford Township, Flint
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Trump, Harris tout visions for US economy during Michigan campaign stops
The latest polling continues to show a statistical dead-heat in the presidential race across political battleground states like Michigan.Surveys also...
GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers’ pitch to Black voters: ‘We’re not bad people’
In the race for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat, former Congressman and FBI agent Mike Rogers easily won his primary....
VP Harris: ‘I will always stand with the UAW’
Calling former President Donald Trump "one of the biggest losers" in the history of American manufacturing, Vice President Kamala Harris...
Negotiations continue between Teamsters, Marathon Petroleum
Members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 283 have been on strike at the Marathon Petroleum refinery in southwest...
UAW planning strike votes against Stellantis
The United Auto Workers plans to hold strike authorization votes at as many as 28 Stellantis local chapters in the...
Democratic candidate for Michigan’s 7th Congressional race wants more ‘reasonable humans’ in the US House
One of the more interesting — and expensive — Congressional races this year is in Michigan’s 7th district. Democrat Elissa...
Slotkin in DNC speech says Trump will take the US ‘backward’
Michigan Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin was among those who spoke on the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago...