November 11th, 20220After the state lost a congressional seat from the census and with redistricting causing upheaval to the U.S. House maps, Democrats have broken the tie in the Congressional roster from Michigan and added two new faces.
After the Nov. 8 election, Michigan will have seven Democrats and six Republicans in the U.S. House of...
November 9th, 20220Governor Whitmer enters her second term with Democrats likely to control all levels of power in the State Capitol for the first time since the 1980s and backed by a dramatic show of voters’ support for keystone Democratic issues, including abortion and voting rights.
But even as state Democrats celebrated their sweep of state...
November 9th, 20220Democrats cleared victories with wide margins despite a renewed push by Republicans to make in-roads with voters, with the picture becoming clearer as election results came out of the Dearborn Clerk’s office Tuesday night.
With all precincts reporting in Dearborn, unofficial results from the Dearborn City Clerk showed comfortable...
November 5th, 20220Control of Congress is at stake in Tuesday's midterm elections, along with President Biden’s agenda for the two years remaining in his term.
Republicans stand a strong chance of taking control of the U.S. House of Representatives, while Democrats retain a slim hope of keeping a majority in the Senate. Republican control of either...
November 4th, 20220A proposal to enshrine in the state’s constitution guaranteed protections over reproductive health such as pregnancy, prenatal care and abortions has seen some growing opposition in Dearborn.
Recently a pamphlet put out by Dearborn Parents for Principled Civic Engagement appeared in English and Arabic with claims that the proposal,...
November 4th, 20221The last days into a tight race between Democrats and Republicans for control in Michigan have seen a push by both parties to gain favor among local Arab Americans.
Though most polls put incumbent Democratic Governor Whitmer ahead of her GOP opponent, Tudor Dixon, the Nov. 8 race is tighter than what the Democrats would have hoped...
October 28th, 20220DEARBORN — Hundreds of community members joined state and local officials at a packed Byblos Banquet Center in Dearborn for the 25th annual banquet for Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) on Thursday.
Those in attendance and on the speakers' list were Democratic leaders and November election hopefuls Governor Whitmer,...
October 28th, 20221The November election has three statewide ballot proposals that will have direct and lasting impact on the state's residents for years to come.
The three proposals ask voters to decide on government term limits and transparency, expanded voting access and state-guaranteed reproductive freedom.
Unfortunately, there is a campaign of...
October 26th, 20221The following op-ed was submitted by James Pocock, major general, U.S. Army, retired; Thomas N. Edmonds, brigadier general, U.S. Air Force, retired; Axel A. Johnson, III, brigadier general, U.S. Army, retired; Mark A. Montjar, brigadier general, U.S. Army, retired; Donald Schenk, brigadier general, U.S. Amy, retired and Valerie...
October 22nd, 20220DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Hassan Beydoun is campaigning to retain his seat on the Crestwood School Board and serve a full six-year term in one of the two seats available.
Beydoun was appointed to the school board last November after Ed Garcia resigned. There are two other candidates in the race, Nadia Berry, who was elected in 2016, and...
October 20th, 20220LANSING — The Michigan Secretary of State's Office is reminding voters in the state that the Nov. 8 General Election is only three weeks away.
The state says absentee ballot numbers continue to grow – with 1.7 million already sent to voters who requested them and 432,960 returned as of Oct. 18.
The number far surpasses...
October 15th, 20220A new national poll has some disturbing insights into the health of democracy in the country and voters' outlook about unity.
The poll commissioned by The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and conducted by Brilliant Corners Research and Strategies has found that ahead of the 2022 midterm election, strong majorities of...
October 14th, 20220GRAND RAPIDS — The candidates for governor of Michigan criticized each other’s positions on abortion Thursday, with Governor Whitmer saying women’s “fundamental rights” are at risk and GOP challenger Tudor Dixon calling the Democrat’s support for abortion rights “extremely radical.”
Dixon is a former commentator for a...
October 7th, 20220GARDEN CITY - Council member Mark Jacobs is running for mayor in the November election.
Jacobs is up against incumbent Randy Walker, who has served as mayor of the Wayne County city for 13 years. Jacobs is a lifelong resident of Garden City and has served on the City Council for the last seven years.
He is also a member of...
September 23rd, 20220GARDEN CITY — Mayor Randy Walker is running for re-election in November. Walker has been the mayor since 2009.
Garden City has a "weak" mayor system, meaning it has a city manager who handles day-to-day duties. The mayor sits on the Council, but has no veto power and is recognized as head of the city government for all ceremonial...
September 18th, 20220A new, extensive national poll shines light on American Muslims' attitudes and perspectives on major issues, in the context of the broader faith landscape in the country.
The American Muslim Poll 2022: A Politics and Pandemic Status Report was released late last month by the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU), which...
September 9th, 20220Michigan voters are reminded that they can now apply to vote absentee in the Nov. 8 general election.
Voters choosing to vote by mail are encouraged to submit their application as soon as possible to avoid postal delays.
All voters registered in Michigan are eligible to vote absentee. In 2018, voters removed barriers to absentee...
August 20th, 20220DEARBORN HEIGHTS — A graduate of Dearborn High School and resident of the Crestwood School District since 1992, David Williamson is seeking a seat on the Crestwood School Board.
Williamson is one of four running for two open partial term seats on the board.
He earned a bachelor's of computer science degree from Eastern Michigan...
August 19th, 20220DEARBORN HEIGHTS — D7 School Board Trustee Nadia Nasir, who was appointed to the board in January, is hoping to retain her seat.
Nasir is one of two candidates running for three open full term seats on the board.
A lifelong resident of Dearborn Heights, she attended D7 schools her entire life before graduating from Annapolis...
August 13th, 20220DEARBORN HEIGHTS — With roots going back more than 60 years, Tawnya Sterlini is looking to give back by vying for a seat on the District 7 School Board.
Sterlini has been a member of the community for more than 35 years and graduated from Annapolis High School before earning an associate degree from Henry Ford College and working...
August 12th, 20220MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, a member of the progressive Squad, eked out a closer-than-expected Democratic primary victory Tuesday against a centrist challenger who questioned the incumbent’s support for the “defund the police” movement.
Omar, who represents Minneapolis and is one of the progressives' leading voices...
August 12th, 20220DEARBORN HEIGHTS — With a history of dedication to the education of children throughout the community, Nadia Berry is running for re-election to the Crestwood School Board. She is vying for one of two full term six-year seats on the board in the Nov. 8 election.
Berry has served the community’s children for more than 26 years as...
August 5th, 20220DEARBORN - Despite the abundance of electoral benefits for Dearborn and Dearborn Heights residents during the primaries held on Tuesday, polling stations in both cities witnessed a noticeable low voter turnout, compared to the last midterm primary election four years ago.
While the turnout for the primary election in 2018 reached 35...
August 5th, 20220STERLING HEIGHTS - In the primary election on Aug. 2, Aisha Farooqi won the Democratic nomination for the newly-drawn District 57 of the Michigan House of Representatives, prevailing over Marcia Squier.
According to the unofficial vote totals from Oakland County, Farooqi received 2,051 votes to Squire's 1,215. Unofficial results...
August 5th, 20220Tudor Dixon has won the GOP primary race for governor.
On Tuesday, shortly before 10 p.m. with 16 percent of the votes counted, the Associated Press declared Dixon to be the winner. She’ll face Governor Whitmer in the November general election.
This marks the first time two women will face off in the governor’s race in...
August 3rd, 20220DETROIT — Sheriff Raphael Washington successfully retained his seat as Wayne County Sheriff for a partial term ending Dec. 31, 2024 after Tuesday’s primary election.
Unofficial results from Wayne County show Washington secured about 47 percent of the votes, surpassing Joan Merriewether (28 percent) and Walter Epps (24...
August 3rd, 20221DETROIT — Residents in Dearborn, Southfield, Livonia, Detroit and more are now closer to being represented by a storied member of the so-called "Squad" in the U.S House.
With the results of Tuesday’s primary election trickling in slowly throughout the night, District 12 candidate Rashida Tlaib, the incumbent in the race, cemented...
August 3rd, 20220The result of the Democratic primary election for the newly-drawn State House District Three, held on Tuesday, Aug. 2, will be decisive for the upcoming general election. The district is generally left-leaning and the Democratic primary winner will no doubt take the legislative seat.
Alabas Farhat won on Tuesday in an election that...
