The name, email address, and home address of Republican state Rep. Bryan Posthumus of Kent County, along with a credit card bearing his name, appear in data from Ashley Madison, a website for people seeking affairs. 

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Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield will become the first woman mayor of the city after handily defeating Rev. Solomon Kinloch Jr. in Tuesday’s general election. 

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A conservative Dearborn mayoral candidate who has made “faith, family, and freedom” the centerpiece of his campaign has struggled to pay his own bills, even as he poured more than $50,000 into his race for mayor.

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Highland Park activist Robert Davis is suing Detroit mayoral candidate Solomon Kinloch Jr. for slander and defamation, claiming the megachurch leader maliciously lied about him during and after a recent debate. 

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A Pontiac activist has filed an emergency court motion questioning whether mayoral candidate Michael McGuinness is eligible to run for office under a state constitutional amendment inspired by former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s corruption scandal.

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U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib on Tuesday endorsed Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II for Michigan governor, praising his record on working people, labor unions, and his support for people rebuilding their lives after incarceration.

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As Detroiters prepare to cast their votes in the 2025 Detroit municipal election, one City Council candidate’s record raises serious questions about her ability to represent the people of Detroit.  State Representative Karen Whitsett currently holds public office, and her actions during her time in Lansing demonstrate a disregard for the needs and values of […]

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Detroiters who believe the city is moving in the right direction are far more likely to vote in next week’s mayoral election than those who say it’s on the wrong track, according to a new University of Michigan survey. The Detroit Metro Area Communities Study (DMACS), conducted from Aug. 6 to Oct. 1, found that […]

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By converting the theater to a company, the property is now subject to a large tax bill, which has been delinquent

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A vile group chat among Young Republican leaders across the country that included antisemitic and racist messages obtained and published by Politico has led to some members losing their jobs and others distancing themselves from the remarks. The Michigan Young Republicans chapter was mentioned in the report. In one exchange, Kansas Young Republicans Chair Laken […]

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More than 100 rallies are planned across Michigan on Saturday as part of the nationwide “No Kings” movement, a day of action that organizers say is intended to defend democracy and draw attention to the growing threats to civil liberties and democratic principles. The largest event in the state will take place at Roosevelt Park […]

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A new lawsuit alleges that Triumph Church and its pastor, the Rev. Solomon Kinloch Jr., who is a candidate for Detroit mayor, violated state and federal laws after the church purchased the former AMC Star Southfield theater site in Southfield. The church later conveyed that property to a private limited liability company “controlled exclusively” by […]

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Mayor Mike Duggan is scheduled to attend a high-dollar fundraiser in Detroit on Wednesday night hosted by a wealthy businessman who donated $100,000 to a Donald Trump political action committee and has been linked to multiple corruption scandals involving city contracts. The invitation-only event, billed as a “Special Friends and Family” gathering for Duggan’s gubernatorial […]

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A Republican state lawmaker leading a campaign to ban pornography in Michigan appears to have had an account on a pornographic hook-up website that promised users they could “find sex” and “get laid tonight,” according to records obtained by Metro Times. State Rep. Josh Schriver, R-Oxford, who has called porn a “scourge” and compared it […]

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Health care leaders and Democrats say Duggan is ignoring the reality of Trump’s legislation, which slashes $840 billion from Medicaid over the next decade

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Triumph Church is accused of improperly enriching Rev. Solomon Kinloch Jr.

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William “Bill” Noakes, a longtime public defender and professor, announced Tuesday he is running for Michigan attorney general, positioning himself as the only Democrat in the race who has never been a prosecutor and could become the first Black person to hold the office. Noakes, who has practiced law since 1982, is the fourth Democrat […]

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Records show Triumph Church bought the house in 2013 and later sold it to its pastor, raising legal questions about the transaction.

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Political violence should never be tolerated. In America, we need to settle our differences at the ballot box, through civic action, not violence. As a father, I lost my wife to mental illness when my sons were 4 and 8. I can empathize with the family of Charlie Kirk, a conservative political activist who was […]

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