September 11th, 20260LANSING — Michigan’s races for governor and U.S. Senate remain highly competitive less than two months before Election Day, as voters express growing dissatisfaction with the economy, the Iran war and President Trump’s performance, according to a new statewide poll.
The Detroit News/WDIV-TV survey found Democratic Secretary of...
September 11th, 20260LANSING — Voters across Michigan will decide two statewide ballot proposals in the November 3 election: An automatic, periodic question on whether to convene a constitutional convention and a citizen-initiated measure seeking to prohibit political contributions from regulated utilities and major government contractors.
A third...
August 29th, 20260EPIC-MRA poll shows tight Michigan governor, Senate races as voters sour on economy and Trump
LANSING — Michigan’s 2026 statewide elections are shaping up as highly competitive contests, with Democratic candidates holding narrow leads over their Republican opponents in both the governor’s and U.S. Senate races, according to a new...
August 28th, 20260DETROIT — With less than three months remaining before the general election, Michigan is witnessing one of the most closely watched races in the country: The contest for retiring Democratic U.S. Senator Gary Peters’ seat between Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed and Republican nominee Mike Rogers. The outcome could prove decisive in...
August 28th, 20260LANSING — Citing an insufficient number of valid petition signatures, the Michigan Board of State Canvassers declined to certify a proposed constitutional amendment this week that would require voters’ U.S. citizenship to be verified before their ballots could be counted.
Americans for Citizen Voting–Michigan quickly threatened...
August 14th, 20260Once again, Arab American voters in the Dearborn area demonstrated their growing electoral importance across Michigan.
After helping Donald Trump carry the state in the 2024 presidential election, the August Democratic primary for U.S. Senate provided further evidence that Arab American voters in Dearborn and Dearborn Heights can serve...
August 7th, 20260DETROIT — On Tuesday, Michigan’s U.S. House primaries delivered two major victories for the progressive wing of the Democratic Party. In the 13th Congressional District, which covers most of Detroit, state Rep. Donavan McKinney unseated incumbent U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar, while in the state’s Seventh District, progressive candidate...
July 24th, 20260LANSING — After a full month of absentee voting by mail, Michigan voters can now cast their ballots in person at early voting sites established across the state for the Aug. 4 primary election.
The nine-day early in-person voting period begins Saturday, July 25, and runs through Sunday, Aug. 2, giving voters an additional opportunity...
July 24th, 20261LANSING — Less than two weeks before Michigan's Aug. 4 primary election, the Republican field for governor has narrowed to just two active candidates following former Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox's decision to suspend his campaign.
Although Cox has withdrawn, his name will remain on the Aug. 4 ballot because absentee voting...
July 24th, 20260In the Democratic primary election on August 4, only two candidates are competing for the party's nomination in Michigan's Second State Senate District: State Rep. Erin Byrnes and Arab American activist Abbas Alawieh.
The winner of the Democratic primary in the district, which encompasses all of Dearborn and Dearborn Heights, along with...
July 24th, 20260PONTIAC — Voters across Oakland County will decide on more than 40 tax proposals in the Aug. 4 primary election, including a countywide property tax measure that would provide additional funding for public schools throughout the county.
The countywide proposal would levy a 1.5-mill property tax — equivalent to $1.50 for every $1,000...
July 10th, 20261ROYAL OAK — Michigan State Sen. Mallory McMorrow has suspended her campaign for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate, leaving the race to two candidates, U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and former Wayne County Health Director Dr. Abdul El-Sayed.
McMorrow announced her decision Sunday in a video posted on the social media platform X,...
March 6th, 20260Hamtramck 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...
February 13th, 20260LANSING — 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...
January 16th, 20260LANSING — Michigan Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II announced on Monday that he is withdrawing from this year's gubernatorial race and will instead run for secretary of state.
Gilchrist’s decision comes after he recently concluded that winning the Democratic nomination for governor in the statewide primary scheduled for...
December 26th, 20250DETROIT, HAMTRAMCK — Hamtramck Mayor-elect Adam Alharbi took another decisive step toward confirming his victory in the November 4 municipal election after a Wayne County Circuit Court judge ruled on Tuesday to reject a request by his opponent, Muhith Mahmood, to count 37 absentee ballots that had been excluded by the county’s Board...
December 26th, 20250DEARBORN — Former Dearborn Board of Education member Hussein Berry announced last week that he is running for the Michigan House of Representatives as a Democrat in District 3, setting up a potential primary challenge against incumbent Rep. Alabas Farhat, who is seeking re-election next year for his third term in the House.
District 3...
December 12th, 20250LANSING — The race to succeed Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is beginning to take shape on both the Democratic and Republican sides, just months ahead of the two parties’ conventions where nominees for the November 2026 general election will be chosen.
On the Democratic side, former Michigan Lottery Commissioner Suzanna Shkreli,...
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, 20258DEARBORN — 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...
