Rep. Mike McFall said this week he isn't taking anything for granted and will knock doors in every neighborhood in the new 14th House District, where he will be running for reelection against a familiar name in the Democratic primary.
The House moved a single bill on Tuesday to designate a portion of M-11 as the Korean War Veterans Memorial Drive with Republicans mostly declining to vote.
Former Warren Mayor Jim Fouts was among many candidates who saw their ballot access challenged in submissions due last week, the Department of State said.
The leaders of the House Democratic and Republican caucuses are among the many incumbents facing primaries in August, though the level of seriousness will vary widely.
Former Warren Mayor Jim Fouts filed to run for the 14th House District as a Democrat on Friday, posing a primary challenge to Rep. Mike McFall.
A new bill would create a private-sector retirement account through the state of Michigan.
The Detroit plaintiffs who won a lawsuit against the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission said in a recent court filing that the remedy map adopted late last month would continue to violate the U.S. Constitution because it prejudices Black voters and favors incumbents under a racially gerrymandered plan already struck down by the court.
Detroit-area House Democrats who would see significant changes in districts redrawn this week by the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission said in interviews that the new lines were surprising and somewhat disappointing, but they were ready to roll in terms of outreach in communities they don't currently represent.
The newly formed bipartisan, bicameral Public Transit Caucus met for the first time this week.
Members of the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission on Wednesday voted to adopt a Detroit House district remedy map for court approval, and days ahead of the federal three-judge panel's March 1 deadline.