By Ben Solis | Senior Reporter
Quoted and Noted
“Michigan law is clear: anyone who’s running for governor in the state should follow it, and they are obviously not doing that.”
- Curtis Hertel, chair of the Michigan Democratic Party, on TV ads for Republican gubernatorial candidate John James.
Rep. Jack Bergman (L) and Callie Barr (R) | Office/courtesy photos
By Kyle Davidson
While much of the national attention headed into Election Day is centered around battleground districts in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, Democrats are making a push to flip the state’s largest congressional district, which has been solidly controlled by Republicans for over a decade.
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Republican gubernatorial nominee and U.S. Rep. John James talks to reporters following a debate in Grand Rapids on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026. (Photo by Katherine Dailey/Michigan Advance)
By Katherine Dailey
Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel is asking television stations around Michigan to stop airing an ad from John James’ gubernatorial campaign paid for by the Michigan Republican Party — using funds that a campaign finance complaint from Hertel and the Democrats say violate campaign finance laws.
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COMMENTARY
By Brooke Harris
Since 2020, election misinformation and disinformation have become a rallying cry for sore losers and candidates who don’t get the results they wanted. The reality is that these lies have come at a real cost to voters, regardless of their veracity; they have weakened overall trust in our democratic systems and processes.
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TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Who is the only mid-Michigan high school graduate to later be named National College Basketball Player of the Year?
Let us know @michiganadvance on Bluesky and check back in later today for the answer.
Monday’s answer: Famous Michigander and future 38th President of the United States, Gerald R. Ford, posed for the cover of Cosmopolitan magazine in 1942.
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