LEXINGTON — There was one elephant in the room during the Kentucky Democrats’ dinner Saturday evening — the upcoming primary for governor. U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey noted to the sold-out room that he had to speak between the two Democratic candidates — Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman and Rocky Adkins, a former adviser to Gov. Andy Beshear. “Awkward!” McGarvey […]
Voters will decide whether to upend campaign finance in Michigan when they head to the polls in November as outrage over money in politics intensifies pressure for reform. The ballot proposal is one of the most significant efforts to curb outside spending in state politics after a years-long stalemate in Lansing. If it passes, some […]
The day after Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson took home a resounding primary victory in her bid to be Michigan’s next governor, the woman who she hopes to succeed, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, came out to endorse her at a campaign event in Lansing. Whitmer emphasized the victories that her administration, which Benson has been a […]
DETROIT – After a grueling primary that saw attacks from Republicans and establishment Democrats alike, Abdul El-Sayed has won in his race to be the party’s nominee to face Republican former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers in the November general election. Unofficial election results show that El-Sayed was on track to win the race over contender […]
Planned Parenthood of Michigan announced on Thursday that, effective immediately, it would be permanently closing three locations in Lansing, Livonia and Warren in the face of funding changes and financial constraints after Republican federal legislation changed the eligibility of Medicaid coverage at Planned Parenthood. A press release from the organization said that it had faced […]
Legislative Democrats in the state House and Senate announced Wednesday they are re-introducing the nine bills that were the center of a lawsuit, a state Supreme Court decision and eventually a veto from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in mid-July. The bills, which passed both chambers of the legislature in 2024, when Democrats had a trifecta, were […]
In August, Michigan Democrats will once again be asked to vote in a bellwether statewide election that could also determine the future electoral prospects of the national party. Whether voters choose the progressive Abdul El-Sayed or center-left U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens of Birmingham on the Aug. 4 ballot could be a key determinant for whether […]
After Gov. Gretchen Whitmer endorsed U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens in her campaign for U.S. Senate, just a few major endorsements remain up for grabs. While former state Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D-Royal Oak) has not weighed in since suspending her campaign, former Wayne County Health Director Abdul El-Sayed is hoping a rally in her district with […]
DETROIT — Just hours after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced that she was endorsing U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens of Birmingham in her fight to win the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate race, the pair appeared at Teamsters hall in the Motor City to flex a bit. At a small meet and greet event with supporters […]
U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens of Birmingham now has Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in her corner as she sprints toward the finish line in the Aug. 4 Democratic U.S. Senate primary. Whitmer’s decision to back Stevens over Dr. Abdul El-Sayed — who she beat in the 2018 gubernatorial primary — adds a powerful establishment Democrat to Stevens’ […]
