By Jon King | Editor-in-Chief
Quoted and Noted
“That data doesn’t belong to Donald Trump. It doesn’t belong to his political appointees, and it is not theirs to use as a weapon against the people of the state of Michigan.”
- Garlin Gilchrist, Democratic nominee for Michigan secretary of state, telling delegates at Saturday’s convention he will protect their personal data after the U.S. Department of Justice sought access to Michigan’s voter rolls containing information such as voters’ birthdates, driver’s license info and Social Security numbers.
Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan’s Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, at the Michigan Democratic Party’s nominating convention on Aug. 29, 2026. (Photo by Kyle Davidson/Michigan Advance)
By Kyle Davidson
Michigan Democrats on Saturday gathered to finalize their nominations for several key offices as the party shifts its members into gear for the Nov. 3 general election.
The candidates, the ballot measures, and the tools you need to cast your vote, brought to you by the reporting of Michigan Advance.
(File photo by Laina G. Stebbins/Michigan Advance)
By Kyle Davidson
After a federal court ruling found Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s move to terminate the easement to operate the Line 5 pipeline in the Great Lakes unenforceable, the governor and the head of the Department of Natural Resource challenged the decision, filing further arguments with the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday.
A voter drops off a ballot on primary Election Day at the Salt Lake County Government Center on Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (Photo by Marco Lozzi for Utah News Dispatch)
By Shauneen Miranda - States Newsroom
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration is appealing a federal judge’s temporary pause on a U.S. Postal Service regulation that places new restrictions on mail-in voting, according to a Friday court filing.
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
After ten days of broadcasting music, Detroit radio station 8MK broadcast the very first what on August 31, 1920 (106 years ago today)?
Let us know @michiganadvance on Bluesky and check back in later today for the answer.
Friday's answer: The Keweenaw Peninsula was once the site of the oldest and largest lava flow known on Earth.
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