October 3rd, 20250DEARBORN, DEARBORN HEIGHTS – As online campaigns and hostile media reports continue to target Dearborn, home to one of the largest Muslim populations in the U.S., concerns are growing about potential violence against the community. Last week, local mosques faced new threats, prompting federal and local authorities to step up...
September 26th, 20256DEARBORN — After a wave of orchestrated criticism exploiting his harsh rebuke of a resident who opposed naming part of Warren Avenue after The Arab American News Publisher Osama Siblani, Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud pushed back against what he described as a smear and sectarian incitement campaign targeting the city over the past...
August 23rd, 20250LANSING – Statewide petition drives are underway to place several referendums on the 2026 general election ballot, including three initiatives seeking constitutional amendments.
Under the Michigan Constitution, constitutional amendment petitions must gather signatures equal to 10 percent of the total votes cast in the last...
September 2nd, 20230Progress Michigan recently released the latest edition of Lake Effect, a monthly research newsletter that tracks public opinion about a variety of policy issues. Included in this poll were several questions about artificial intelligence being used to influence our elections. Eighty-eight percent of Michigan voters polled were very or...
