What Dearborn and Dearborn Heights voters need to know before the Aug. 4 primary
June 12th, 20260 Voters across Michigan, including those in Dearborn and Dearborn Heights, will head to the polls on Aug. 4 for the state's primary election, choosing party nominees for a number of high-profile executive and legislative offices while also deciding several local tax proposals and countywide ballot measures. The primary will determine...
Jocelyn Benson unveils plan for new state agency if elected governor
June 5th, 20260 MACKINAC ISLAND — Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced plans to create a new state department dedicated to arts, culture, tourism and sports if she is elected governor in November. Benson, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor in the Aug. 4 primary election, said the proposed department would help drive...
Four seats up for election on the Dearborn Board of Education this November
June 5th, 20260 DEARBORN — Voters living within the Dearborn Public Schools district will elect four trustees to the seven-seat Dearborn Board of Education on Nov. 3. The filing period for prospective candidates remains open through July 11. This year's election will be divided into two separate contests. One race will fill three seats with full...
Judge rejects lawsuit seeking to remove Wayne County transit millage from August ballot
June 5th, 20260 DETROIT — A lawsuit seeking to block a proposed property tax millage for public transportation in Wayne County suffered a major setback last week after a Wayne County Circuit Court judge refused to remove the measure from the ballot for the Aug. 4 election. The ruling by Judge Kathleen McCarthy dealt a blow to the efforts of a citizen...
Michigan Democrats make case for an early presidential primary in 2028
May 29th, 20260 WASHINGTON, D.C. — “The road to the White House runs directly through our state.” That was the message delivered by Curtis Hertel, chair of the Michigan Democratic Party, as he formally presented the state’s bid to become one of the nation’s earliest presidential primary contests in the 2028 election cycle. Party Chair Curtis...
Whitmer rules out 2028 presidential run, plans to take time after leaving office
May 29th, 20260 MACKINAC ISLAND — Gov. Whitmer has ruled out a run for president in 2028, seeking to put to rest years of speculation that she could become a leading contender for the Democratic nomination once her second term as governor concludes. Speaking during an interview with Fox 2 Detroit on the sidelines of the annual Mackinac Policy...
Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan ends independent bid for governor
May 22nd, 20260 DETROIT — In a surprise move that significantly reshapes Michigan’s 2026 gubernatorial race, former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced Thursday that he is ending his independent campaign for governor. The decision, which came amid mounting questions about the viability of his candidacy, was welcomed by many Democrats who feared...
Michigan senate race reflects broader Democratic split on Israel
May 15th, 20260 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amid growing internal divisions over U.S. policy toward Israel, Democratic primary elections in Michigan and across the United States are witnessing escalating political debate over the role of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, commonly known as AIPAC, in financing campaigns for candidates supportive of...
Mystery $5.3 million ad campaign boosts Haley Stevens in heated Michigan Senate primary
May 15th, 20260 DETROIT — Amid an increasingly fierce Democratic primary battle for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat, U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens received more than $5 million in mysterious outside support last week aimed at boosting her standing against her Democratic rivals Abdul El-Sayed and State Senator Mallory McMorrow less than three months...
Michigan Democrats demand independent audit claiming convention voting irregularities
May 8th, 20260 LANSING — Three Democratic officials in Michigan, including Attorney General Dana Nessel, are calling for an independent audit of the results from the Michigan Democratic Party nomination convention held in Detroit on April 19, where thousands of delegates used a mobile phone application to vote on party nominees for various offices in...
Stevens, El-Sayed and McMorrow in tight Michigan Senate primary
May 1st, 20260 DETROIT – The race for one of Michigan’s two seats in the United States Senate has emerged as a key battleground in the fight for control of the chamber, which allocates two senators to each state. In addition to Michigan’s status as a swing state, the decision by Democratic Sen. Gary Peters not to seek re-election has opened the...
Michigan Democrats pick 2026 candidates amid strong progressive, Arab American presence at Detroit convention
April 24th, 20260 DETROIT – With record participation exceeding 7,250 delegates from across Michigan and an unprecedented Arab American presence, the Michigan Democratic Party selected its nominees for several statewide races during its convention held Sunday, April 19, in Detroit. The outcome of the convention — both in the candidates chosen and the...
State Rep. Alabas Farhat launches reelection campaign for third term with strong community, political backing
April 24th, 20260 DEARBORN — Arab American State Rep. Alabas Farhat (D-Dearborn) officially launched his campaign for a third two-year term in the State House during a well-attended event Monday at Byblos Banquet Hall. Running under the slogan “Equity in resources and efficiency in execution”, Farhat is highlighting a legislative record that...Wayne County voters to decide on SMART transit tax in August election
April 17th, 20261 DETROIT — Voters across Wayne County will head to the polls in the August 4 primary election to decide on a new tax proposal aimed at funding countywide public transportation. If approved, the ballot measure would impose a uniform property tax on all residential and commercial properties across the county’s 43 cities and townships...
AAPAC backs five candidates for key Michigan offices before the April 19 Democratic Nomination Convention in Detroit
April 10th, 20260 DEARBORN- On the eve of the Michigan Democratic Party Nomination Convention, which will convene in Detroit on April 19, the Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) announced a slate of five candidates it has endorsed for the November elections, urging Democratic delegates to support them during the convention. The convention......
Inkster Mayor Byron Nolen challenges U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib in Michigan’s 12th District primary
March 27th, 20260 INKSTER — earlier this month Inkster Mayor Byron Nolen joined a growing list of Democratic candidates seeking to challenge incumbent U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib in Michigan’s 12th Congressional District. Unlike the previous election cycle in 2024, Tlaib, who is of Palestinian descent, will be required this year to compete in the...
Civil rights lawyer Amir Makled runs for University of Michigan Board of Regents on affordability, access and free speech
March 6th, 20260 Local attorney Amir Makled hopes to make history as the first Arab and Muslim American to serve on the University of Michigan Board of Regents, saying his decision to run is driven not by personal ambition but by his belief in the importance of equal representation within public institutions. The Lebanese American lawyer is seeking the......
Hamtramck Councilman Muhtasin Sadman pleads guilty to reduced charge in election fraud case
March 6th, 20260 Hamtramck City Council member Muhtasin Sadman has resolved a criminal case tied to allegations of election fraud in the 2023 Hamtramck municipal elections, after pleading guilty to a reduced misdemeanor charge as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors. Sadman entered the plea before Hamtramck District Court late last month, admitting...
Prominent attorney Shereef Akeel seeks seat on Wayne State University Board of Governors
February 27th, 20260 Arab American attorney Shereef Akeel does not hide his enthusiasm for adding a new chapter to his distinguished career defending civil rights, the law and the Constitution — this time by running for a seat on the Board of Governors at Wayne State University in Detroit. Akeel is competing for the Democratic Party nomination at its...
Benson, James and Duggan locked in tight 2026 Michigan gubernatorial race
February 27th, 20260 DETROIT — Despite varying results, multiple polls suggest that Michigan’s gubernatorial race is shaping up to be an exceptionally close contest between three leading figures: Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (Democrat), U.S. Rep. John James (Republican) and independent candidate Mike Duggan. Although the Democratic and Republican...
Dearborn and Dearborn Heights prepare for high-stakes 2026 Michigan legislature races
February 20th, 20260 Among the most significant electoral contests this year, voters in Dearborn and Dearborn Heights will choose their representatives to the Michigan House of Representatives and the Michigan Senate. Party primaries will take place August 4, ahead of the general election on November 3. The two cities — home to large Arab American......
Former House Majority Floor Leader Abraham Aiyash launches Michigan Senate bid in District 1
February 20th, 20260 DETROIT — Former Democratic State Rep. Abraham Aiyash, who made history in 2023 as the first Arab American to serve as majority floor leader of the Michigan House of Representatives, is preparing a return to the Capitol in Lansing — this time as a candidate for the Michigan Senate. Aiyash is running in Michigan’s First Senate...
Federal Judge Hala Y. Jarbou rejects DOJ lawsuit seeking full Michigan voter roll
February 13th, 20260 LANSING — On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Hala Yalda Jarbou of the Western District of Michigan dismissed a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice seeking the complete list of Michigan’s registered voters — including millions of voters’ personal data — ruling that such disclosure would violate federal law. Judge......
Adam Hollier drops secretary of state bid, enters State Senate District 3 race
February 6th, 20260 DETROIT — Adam Hollier, a Democrat and U.S. Army paratrooper, announced he is suspending his campaign for Michigan secretary of state and pivoting to a run for State Senate District 3, a seat that spans Hamtramck, Highland Park and Detroit’s east side. Hollier, 40, previously served in the State Senate representing the former...
Wealthy businessman Perry Johnson Joins Michigan governor’s race, pledges $9 million early spending push
January 30th, 20260 BIRMINGHAM — Wealthy businessman Perry Johnson has joined a growing field of Republican candidates seeking Michigan’s governorship, pledging to spend heavily on a campaign centered on eliminating the state income tax, fixing schools and making state government more efficient. Launching his campaign Monday at a restaurant in downtown......
