By Ben Solis | Senior Reporter
Quoted and Noted
“I want to help him figure out a way to continue to move the needle in ways that will be meaningful for the Jewish community and would have real effect on any potential policy that he’s a part of when he’s elected to the Senate. I think he’s trying to figure it out, but he hasn’t figured it out yet.”
- Josh Whinston, a leading progressive Reform rabbi at Temple Beth Emeth in Ann Arbor, on Abdul El-Sayed’s work to mend ties with the state’s Jewish community
The Mackinac Bridge in the Straits of Mackinac, May 27, 2024 | Susan J. Demas
By Kyle Davidson
When the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued a set of permits for the Line 5 tunnel project in July, opponents of the pipeline called it a betrayal — with some laying the blame at Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s feet.
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Former Wayne County Health Director Abdul El-Sayed at an election night watch party in Detroit, Mich., on Aug. 4, 2026. The Democratic primary for U.S. Senate was too close to call at the time he spoke. (Photo by Andrew Roth/Michigan Advance)
By Ben Solis
The road ahead for Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed remains lined with speedbumps and fences to be mended, particularly with members of Michigan’s Jewish community who don’t like his rhetoric on Israel.
Department of Corrections | Susan J. Demas
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The Michigan Department of Corrections is adding 870 high-security beds to its correctional facilities across the state, as well as upgrading an additional 30 rooms to meet increased accessibility needs, the department said Tuesday.
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
In 1964, Pontiac introduced the GTO. Who was the designer, ever after known as the creator of the Muscle Car?
Let us know @michiganadvance on Bluesky and check back in later today for the answer.
Wednesday's answer: The Decibels, The Town Criers, and Doug Brown & The Omens were all bands featuring Michigan music legend Bob Seger.
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