By Ben Solis | Senior Reporter
Quoted and Noted
“Naturalized citizens are U.S. citizens, with exactly the same right to vote as anyone born here.”
- John C. Yang, president and executive director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice, on allegations that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was unlawfully scrutinizing naturalized citizens.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer stumps for Democratic candidates in Rochester, Oct. 28, 2026. (Photo by Kyle Davidson/Michigan Advance)
By Kyle Davidson
With just days remaining in the 2026 election season, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer hit the road to help rally support for Democratic candidates running in fierce political battlegrounds.
The candidates, the ballot measures, and the tools you need to cast your vote, brought to you by the reporting of Michigan Advance.
Democrat Christina Hines and Republican Michael Bouchard Jr. are vying to win the 10th Congressional District on Nov. 3, 2026. (Campaign photos)
By Kyle Davidson
U.S. Rep. John James’ announcement that he would be leaving Congress to seek a new role as governor of Michigan sparked concern and frustration among party leadership over who would succeed the two-term representative in the southeast Michigan swing district.
A Voter Assist Terminal in the Lansing Elections Office is tested prior to the August primary. July 20, 2026. (Photo by Katherine Dailey/Michigan Advance)
By Katherine Dailey
A Court of Claims ruling Tuesday granted a temporary restraining order instructing local clerks across Michigan to maintain the electronic pollbooks created in the Nov. 3 General Election until an underlying lawsuit brought by Bridgewater Township Clerk Michelle McQueer and the Michigan Republican Party can be resolved.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Who was the first sitting U.S. President to visit Michigan after it became a state?
Let us know @michiganadvance on Bluesky and check back in later today for the answer.
Wednesday's answer: Niles, Michigan is known as the “City of Four Flags” as it has had the flags of four European nations fly over its soil since its colonization away from the Indigenous people who inhabited it first: French, British, Spanish and the U.S.
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