By Ben Solis | Senior Reporter
Quoted and Noted
“The deal lacks firm, enforceable protections to ensure the dams will be properly maintained and safely retired when they are no longer economical to operate.”
- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, in a letter to the Michigan Public Service Commission opposing the sale of 13 hydroelectric dams across the state.
Michigan Republican U.S. Senate nominee Mike Rogers, of White Lake, Mich., speaks at the second day of the Republican National Convention held on Sept. 10, 2026, in Dallas, Texas. (Screenshot courtesy of C-SPAN)
By Ben Solis
The campaign of Michigan Republican U.S. Senate nominee Mike Rogers had a national audience on Thursday night as he spoke at the party’s midterm convention — a platform he used to level attacks against his Democratic opponent, Abdul El-Sayed.
The candidates, the ballot measures, and the tools you need to cast your vote, brought to you by the reporting of Michigan Advance.
Kurt O’Keefe, one of the organizers behind Americans for Citizen Voting Michigan, a ballot committee dedicated to enacting voter ID and citizen-only voting in Michigan, lords over several boxes of petition signature sheets as the group prepares to deliver them to the Michigan Department of State. March 4, 2026. (Photo by Ben Solis/Michigan Advance)
By Katherine Dailey
In the wake of decisions from both the Supreme Court of the United States and the Michigan Supreme Court not to hear appeals from sponsors of a citizens-only voting ballot petition, the leaders behind the initiative are promising to come back stronger in 2028.
William Lawrence, the Democratic candidate for Michigan’s 7th Congressional District, hosts a meet and greet at Brewery Becker in Brighton, Mich. on Sept. 8, 2026. (Photo by Kyle Davidson/Michigan Advance)
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BRIGHTON — In the wake of a primary election that emphasized the rift between moderate, establishment Democrats and the party’s rising progressive wing, political organizer William Lawrence emerged victorious.
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
This soil type is unique to Michigan, covers nearly 1 million acres and can be found in 29 Upper and Lower Peninsula counties. What is it called?
Let us know @michiganadvance on Bluesky and check back in later today for the answer.
Thursday's answer: In 1964, Pontiac introduced the GTO, designed by John DeLorean, ever after known as the creator of the “Muscle Car.”
Source: https://www.detroithistorical.org/
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