Colin Jackson is a reporter for Michigan Public Radio Network.
Rapper Eminem, center, greets the crowd on stage with former President Barack Obama, left, at a campaign rally supporting Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, in Detroit.

Obama, Eminem, elected officials rally Democrats in Detroit

October 22, 2024

The campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris leaned into star power Tuesday night with a rally in Detroit featuring former...

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Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks as former Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney listens during a town hall at the Royal Oak Theatre in Royal Oak, Mich., Monday, Oct. 21, 2024.

Harris, Cheney message to conservative voters in Royal Oak

October 22, 2024

Former Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney joined Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in Royal Oak Monday to push conservatives to cross...

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Donald Trump appears at a campaign roundtable in Oakland County Thursday, Oct. 18, 2024.

Trump talks law enforcement, economic growth during Oakland County roundtable

October 19, 2024

Former President Donald Trump sought to bring together various parts of his coalition during an Oakland County roundtable Friday evening.The...

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Harris takes Black male outreach to Detroit

October 16, 2024

The presidential campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris is taking its messaging to Black men in Detroit this week.That’s through...

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Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz speaks to union members in Warren, Michigan, on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024.

Walz talks manufacturing in Macomb County

October 14, 2024

The Democratic nominee for vice president gave a manufacturing-focused speech to a crowd at Macomb Community College Friday.Minnesota Gov. Tim...

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A voting ballot folder.

Poll reveals gaps in public understanding of election security

October 11, 2024

New polling from the Democracy Defense Project found a vast majority of voters would have confidence in election results if...

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A Kamala Harris supporter holds up a sign during a Harris-Walz campaign rally at Detroit Metro Airport in Romulus on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024.

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit imam signs onto national letter endorsing Harris

, October 10, 2024

An imam in Detroit is signing onto a letter from more than 20 Muslim religious leaders from around the country in support...

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Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance speaks at a rally at Eastern Market in Detroit on Oct. 8, 2024.

Vance, Republicans stress voting during Eastern Market stop in Detroit

October 9, 2024

Republican vice-presidential nominee JD Vance and other Republicans worked to get out the vote during a stop in Detroit Tuesday....

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Inside the Michigan Capitol building.

Detroit Evening Report: Child labor bills get first state Senate committee hearing

, October 8, 2024

A bill package getting a hearing Tuesday before the Michigan Senate Labor Committee would create more oversight of child labor...

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Michigan Legislature approves $126M school spending bill

September 26, 2024

Michigan schools could be getting an extra $126 million for school safety efforts next fiscal year, on top of what...

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Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz campaigns at the Graduate Rock Bar in East Lansing on September 13, 2024.

MN First Lady to visit Michigan Democratic field office 

September 23, 2024

The wife of the Democratic nominee for Vice President is coming to Michigan Tuesday.Minnesota First Lady Gwen Walz is planning to...

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Michigan election officials join battleground state panel in Ann Arbor

September 20, 2024

Election officials in Michigan met with others from across the country in Ann Arbor Thursday as they prepare for the...

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