Elections
Elections
Sen. Debbie Stabenow announced she won’t seek re-election in 2024, opening up the seat in key swing state
January 6th, 20230 U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow will not seek reelection in 2024, the longtime Michigan Democrat said Thursday, opening up a Senate seat in a key swing state. "Inspired by a new generation of leaders, I have decided to pass the torch in the U.S. Senate," she said in a statement on Jan. 5. "I am announcing today that I will...
Arab American voters are often ignored by political candidates, but not by Pennsylvania Governor-elect Josh Shapiro
December 7th, 20220 The day former President Trump issued his travel ban in 2017, all Nagi Latefa could see were his daughters’ faces. Sunken. Disappointed. Scared. The executive order banned travelers from six majority Muslim countries from visiting the United States. Latefa and his family, who are Palestinian Muslims, felt vulnerable. The Muslim...
Midterms 2022: A new wave of Muslim and Arab American politicians have been elected
December 6th, 20220 Democrat Nabeela Syed is on cloud nine: In the midterm elections, the 23-year-old flipped a Republican-held district in Chicago’s northwestern suburbs, becoming not only one of the youngest members of the Illinois General Assembly, but also its first Muslim. “It was wild for me to ever consider running for office at such a young...
Supreme Court to consider who runs elections
December 6th, 20220 By Mark Hedin On Dec. 7, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear the case a leading conservative federal judge, now retired, has called “the single most important case for American democracy in the nation’s history.” The case, Moore v. Harper, was brought by Republican legislators from North Carolina alleging that the so-called...
Kyra Harris Bolden to be the first Black woman to serve on the Michigan Supreme Court
November 23rd, 20220 Kyra Harris Bolden will be appointed to the Michigan Supreme Court beginning next year. She will be the first Black woman to serve on the high court and will succeed retiring Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack. Bolden is also Governor Whitmer’s first appointment to the Supreme Court. She currently represents Southfield and...
Voters of color and women saved the Democrats from disaster
November 19th, 20220 By Peter White Despite new laws to keep people from voting and gerrymandering election districts to take away the power of minority communities, the Republican “red wave” that pollsters predicted ahead of last week’s midterms didn’t happen. Ethnic Media Services debriefed six experts on their reactions to the election...
Whitmer reflects on Nov election, misinformation around public health and more in interview
November 18th, 20220 DETROIT — Fresh off a double digit election victory over a Trump-backed candidate, Governor Whitmer spoke at the 50th anniversary gala for ACCESS in Detroit on Thursday. More than 1,000 people attended the half-a-century celebration at the Marriott hotel in the Renaissance Center for an organization that began as a modest,...
November 2022 school board election results in Dearborn, Dearborn Heights and Hamtramck
November 11th, 20221 The cities of Dearborn Heights, Dearborn and Hamtramck saw crucial school board races in the November 8 election. There has been an increased interest in school boards and school administration with the recent book ban issue that arose in Dearborn. There are two school districts in Dearborn Heights, one in Dearborn and one in...
Michigan voters hand Democrats historic victory, deal a blow to the MAGA movement
November 11th, 20220 The midterm elections shocked most observers and political experts throughout the nation. While Republicans gained a few seats in the Congress, and may perhaps still win the majority there, nothing like the widely predicted "Red Wave" came to fruition. The Senate is still up for grabs, and Democrats scored a number of major victories...
Democratic incumbents and newcomers break tie in Michigan congressional roster
November 11th, 20220 After the state lost a congressional seat from the census and with redistricting causing upheaval to the U.S. House maps, Democrats have broken the tie in the Congressional roster from Michigan and added two new faces. After the Nov. 8 election, Michigan will have seven Democrats and six Republicans in the U.S. House of...
Abraham Aiyash selected as House majority floor leader as Democrats take control of the legislature
November 11th, 20220 Hamtramck native Abraham Aiyash will become the first Arab American to be a majority leader in a state legislature next term after he was selected by his colleagues to be Michigan’s new majority floor leader of the State House. Aiyash will be the highest-ranking Muslim American in Michigan legislative history. "Incredibly honored...
Whitmer, Democrats get sweeping wins in divided Michigan
November 9th, 20220 Governor Whitmer enters her second term with Democrats likely to control all levels of power in the State Capitol for the first time since the 1980s and backed by a dramatic show of voters’ support for keystone Democratic issues, including abortion and voting rights. But even as state Democrats celebrated their sweep of state...
Comfortable victories for Democrats in Dearborn, Hamtramck, despite GOP efforts
November 9th, 20220 Democrats cleared victories with wide margins despite a renewed push by Republicans to make in-roads with voters, with the picture becoming clearer as election results came out of the Dearborn Clerk’s office Tuesday night. With all precincts reporting in Dearborn, unofficial results from the Dearborn City Clerk showed comfortable...
Michigan Election Day guide and endorsements: Who deserves our vote
November 5th, 20220 Michigan's midterm election is on Tuesday, Nov. 8, and among the races at stake are for governor, secretary of state and attorney general. There are also three ballot proposals that could change the state's constitution, all 13 seats in the U.S. Congress and all the State House and Senate seats. The midterm elections will likely...
Analysis: What’s at stake in the midterm elections
November 5th, 20220 Control of Congress is at stake in Tuesday's midterm elections, along with President Biden’s agenda for the two years remaining in his term. Republicans stand a strong chance of taking control of the U.S. House of Representatives, while Democrats retain a slim hope of keeping a majority in the Senate. Republican control of either......
Local prosecutors say Proposal 3 will not affect parental consent laws, opposition claims are “nonsense”
November 4th, 20220 A proposal to enshrine in the state’s constitution guaranteed protections over reproductive health such as pregnancy, prenatal care and abortions has seen some growing opposition in Dearborn. Recently a pamphlet put out by Dearborn Parents for Principled Civic Engagement appeared in English and Arabic with claims that the proposal,...
Dems, GOP make final push to gain votes among local Arab Americans
November 4th, 20221 The last days into a tight race between Democrats and Republicans for control in Michigan have seen a push by both parties to gain favor among local Arab Americans. Though most polls put incumbent Democratic Governor Whitmer ahead of her GOP opponent, Tudor Dixon, the Nov. 8 race is tighter than what the Democrats would have hoped...
Danielle Elzayat seeks election to the Crestwood School Board
November 4th, 20220 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Crestwood School Board Trustee Danielle Elzayat, who was appointed to her position in 2020, is now seeking election to a full term. Elzayat, who was elected president of the board by her peers earlier this year, started her career at the Wayne County Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management in...
Trump considering launching fresh White House bid after midterm elections
November 3rd, 20220 Former President Trump is considering launching a third bid for the White House this month and is speed-dialing confidantes to hash out possible scenarios as he looks to benefit from expected Republican wins in Tuesday's midterms, three Trump advisers said. "I think like a moth to a flame, Trump will run in 2024," one senior adviser......
AAPAC celebrates 25 years of political achievements, brings state leaders to the community
October 28th, 20220 DEARBORN — Hundreds of community members joined state and local officials at a packed Byblos Banquet Center in Dearborn for the 25th annual banquet for Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) on Thursday. Those in attendance and on the speakers' list were Democratic leaders and November election hopefuls Governor Whitmer,...
Has the honeymoon ended?
October 28th, 20222 - Muzammil Ahmed serves on the boards of Emgage MI, CAIR MI and is the former chair of the Michigan Muslim Community Council. The opinions expressed are his own. When the Muslim community and the progressive forces came together after 9/11, it was a marriage of convenience. Arabs and Muslims needed to be loved and the Progressives......
Here are the three proposals appearing on your ballot in Michigan on November 8
October 28th, 20221 The November election has three statewide ballot proposals that will have direct and lasting impact on the state's residents for years to come. The three proposals ask voters to decide on government term limits and transparency, expanded voting access and state-guaranteed reproductive freedom. Unfortunately, there is a campaign of...
State crackdown takes nearly 171 illegal guns off the streets; 182 arrests made
October 27th, 20220 LANSING — A statewide crackdown aimed at reducing gun violence by getting illegal guns off the streets and away from people who cannot legally be in possession of a gun due to prior criminal history has led to hundreds of guns being taken off the streets. Since the Operation Safe Neighborhoods began, law enforcement officials have......
