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CHOICES, CHOICES
We went to press just prior to the GOP state convention, when state Republicans were scheduled to choose who they want on the general...
OUT OF BOUNDS
Traditionally, local, state and national party chairs stay out of the endorsement game during primary season, not wanting to put their...
BOOTS ON THE GROUND
After coming this close in his race in 2018 to become attorney general, former state Speaker of the House Tom Leonard (R-DeWitt) is doing...
BANKING IT
Noah Arbit, a Democratic candidate for state Representative for West Bloomfield, may or may not be facing incumbent state Rep. Ryan...
DOUBLE PLAY
Just as Noah Arbit, director of communications for the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office, was preparing to announce his candidacy to run...
SEEKING SPOTLIGHT
Matt Maddock Oakland County state Rep. Matt Maddock, owner of a bail bonds company and one-time occasional fugitive hunter, has...
OBAMA SAYS
Several local state and congressional candidates have friends in high places. As in, former President Barack Obama, who announced his...
BULLSEYE
A 2020 target for state Democrats, as well as Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) and House Minority Leader Christine Greig (D-Farmington...
FREE LUNCH PROGRAM
While all members of the Michigan legislature earn too much money to qualify for free meals from the National School Lunch Program, lobbyist
MONEY TALKS
There is more than a year before the 2020 general election, but some candidates for the Michigan state legislature aren't waiting for th
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