November 11th, 20220Hamtramck 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...
July 21st, 20220LANSING — You now have to be 21 years of age to purchase tobacco products in Michigan.
The new rule is the result of a package of legislation signed by Governor Whitmer on Thursday that target public health-related issues.
Legislation targeting the legal age for tobacco purchase in the state includes bills in both the State...
November 11th, 20180LANSING — Michigan Republicans will retain majorities in the Michigan House and Senate despite losing seats to Democrats in Tuesday's election, stopping a blue wave that swept the state's highest offices and setting the stage for a divided government that will be led by Democratic Governor-elect Gretchen Whitmer.
The Republicans...
June 30th, 20181DEARBORN - Two state senate candidates for the third district, State Rep. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) and Wayne County Commissioner Gary Woronchak, are competing in the August Democratic primary to replace term-limited State Sen. Morris Hood III (D-Detroit), who represents a district of about 215,000 residents in Dearborn, Detroit and...
June 1st, 20180DEARBORN — A lawsuit to remove State Rep. Sylvia Santana from the ballot in her run for the third State Senate district this primary election is moving to the Michigan Court of Appeals, after a Wayne County Circuit Judge ruled in Santana's favor on March 29.
The seat is currently held by State Sen. Morris Hood and encompasses...
May 4th, 20180DEARBORN — A Dearborn resident is challenging State Representative Sylvia Santana’s eligibility to run for the third State Senate district, alleging that she has not paid late filing fees from her last election before filing to run this year.
If confirmed, Santana’s name could not appear on the ballot this November.
The third...
April 27th, 20180DEARBORN — Now that the April 24 deadline to file nominating petitions for elected office has passed, Michiganians have an “un-official” look at candidates in the August 7 primary elections. That list will be finalized once the deadline to withdraw passes on April 27.
In the race for governor, two Libertarians — John J. Tatar...
September 29th, 20171NORTHVILLE— Dr. Ghulam Qadir has announced his run for the open seventh district seat in the Michigan State senate for 2018; locals are well-aware of Qadir as he knocked on nearly 10,000 doors during his run for Northville Board of Trustee last year.
Qadir, a Democrat, has lived in Michigan since 1978 and practices psychiatry.
He...
