Local Election Archives - Page 2 of 5

Local Election

More progressives embrace ‘Abdul for Michigan’ even as he battles Democratic skeptics

August 1st, 20180 YPSILANTI — With the days fast counting down to Michigan’s Aug. 7 primary election, gubernatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign has been taking...

Local Election

Our endorsements for the August 7 primary elections

July 27th, 20180 This election is a defining event for America This election, for many reasons, is perhaps the most important one in America’s modern history. First, our...

Local Election

Gubernatorial candidates outline visions for Michigan’s comeback

July 27th, 20180 As Michiganders seek to turn the state around, the governor’s office – plagued with wide-spread distrust – is being eyed as a worthwhile place to start, beginning...

Local Election

Two candidates for Detroit area State Senate seat have controversial pasts

July 22nd, 20180 DETROIT— Among the seven Democratic candidates seeking to fill a Detroit-area State Senate seat left open by a term-limited incumbent who pleaded guilty to federal...

Local Election

Michigan Supreme Court hears arguments over anti-gerrymandering ballot proposal

July 18th, 20181 LANSING — The Michigan Supreme Court heard arguments challenging a proposed November ballot initiative to change who draws congressional and legislative districts...

Local Election

U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell denies implying El-Sayed can’t win because he’s Muslim

July 16th, 20183 DEARBORN ― U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) has come under fire for implying during an interview with HuffPost at a rally in Ann Arbor on Saturday that...

Local Election

AAPAC endorses candidates in key primary races

July 13th, 20181 DEARBORN – Several key races are brewing that could alter the course municipalities and the state are taking as they face challenges like improving public education,...

Local Election

State senate candidates for third district share views on key issues

June 30th, 20181 DEARBORN - Two state senate candidates for the third district, State Rep. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) and Wayne County Commissioner Gary Woronchak, are competing in the...

Local Election

Wayne County commissioner removed from primary ballot

June 23rd, 20180 DETROIT — Reggie "Reg" Davis, who was appointed as a Wayne County commissioner in January, has been taken off the August primary ballot after his opponent, Monique...

Local Election

State Rep. Abdullah Hammoud endorses Abdul El-Sayed for governor

June 22nd, 20180 DEARBORN — Dr. Abdul El-Sayed continues to rack up endorsements from across the state and around the country in his bid to be Michigan’s next governor. On Monday,...

Local Election

Candidates for 13th Congressional District debate school funding

June 16th, 20186 DETROIT – Democratic candidates for the 13th District participated in a forum on June 11 at Detroit’s North Rosedale Park Community House that focused primarily on...

Local Election

Whitmer political group launches ad campaign in governor’s race

June 15th, 20180 LANSING – A political group backing Democrat Gretchen Whitmer for governor launched a $1.8 million, five-week TV ad campaign on Tuesday June 12, marking the first time...

Local Election

Abdul El-Sayed unveils Michicare, a healthcare plan for Michigan

June 15th, 20180 DETROIT — Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a Democratic candidate for governor, unveiled a state-level single payer healthcare plan on Wednesday. The proposal, called Michicare,...

Local Election

Appeals Court sides with Santana in ballot illegibility challenge

June 9th, 20180 DEARBORN — The Michigan Court of Appeals has sided with State Rep. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) in a lawsuit challenging her eligibility to be on the ballot in her run...

Local Election

Voters to decide marijuana legalization after legislature fails to act

June 9th, 20181 LANSING — The state legislature decided on Tuesday the issue of legalizing marijuana for recreational use will be up to voters to decide in the November...

Local Election

Low-income workers protest Bill Schuette’s opposition to Medicaid

June 9th, 20180 DETROIT— On Thursday afternoon, a group of more than 100 low-income voters met outside Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette’s office in Detroit to protest his...

Local Election

State Senate candidate Sylvia Santana’s eligibility goes to appeals court

June 1st, 20180 DEARBORN — 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...

Local Election

Michigan Bureau of Elections rules El-Sayed eligible in Michigan governor’s race

May 11th, 20180 LANSING - On Wednesday May 9, the Michigan Bureau of Elections rejected all challenges to Abdul El-Sayed’s legal eligibility to run for governor and confirmed him...

Local Election

The Bernie Sanders-inspired ‘Our Revolution’ endorses Abdul El-Sayed for governor

May 11th, 20180 DETROIT — At a campaign rally in Detroit on Saturday, May 5, former Ohio State Sen. Nina Turner announced that Our Revolution, an organization inspired by Sen. Bernie...

Local Election

Supreme Court justices launch re-election campaigns

May 4th, 20180 LANSING — Michigan Supreme Court Justices Kurtis Wilder and Elizabeth Clement announced their re-election campaigns on April 30. The two vowed to work together on the...

Local Election

Shri Thanedar challenges Abdul El-Sayed’s eligibility to run for governor

May 4th, 20180 LANSING – In an increasingly heated battle to remove one other from the ballot this primary election, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Shri Thanedar is challenging...

Local Election

Arab American community raises funds for U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell’s re-election campaign

May 4th, 20180 By Tareq Abdel Wahed The Arab American News γ By Tareq Abdel Wahed The Arab American News DEARBORN — On May 3, Arab American supporters of U.S. Rep. Debbie...

Local Election

After spending millions, will Shri Thanedar make the ballot in the gubernatorial primary?

May 4th, 20180 LANSING — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Shri Thanedar has spent millions of dollars in the Democratic primary race for governor, but he might not get on the...

Local Election

Local state senate race heats up as resident challenges candidate eligibility

May 4th, 20180 DEARBORN — A Dearborn resident is challenging State Representative Sylvia Santana’s eligibility to run for the third State Senate district, alleging that she has not...

Local Election

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed urges Americans to protect Constitution at Dearborn fundraising dinner

May 4th, 20180 From Kalamazoo to Port Huron, when people hear his message they tend not to care so much about how he prays; they care about what he's praying for and what he's...

Local Election

Republican gubernatorial candidate slammed over anti-Muslim remarks

April 27th, 20180 LANSING – Republican gubernatorial candidate Patrick Colbeck outraged both Democrats and fellow Republicans when he claimed that one of his Democratic rivals, Abdul...

Local Election

Federal judge denies request for early election to fill Conyers’ vacant seat

March 30th, 20180 DETROIT — The 12 Democratic candidates and every resident of the 13th Congressional District will have to wait until the August primary and November general election...

Page 2 of 5123 4 5

My Muslim Vote rally in Dearborn motivates potential voters