A debate is scheduled for tonight, featuring an open podium. One participant, Abdul El-Sayed, has confirmed his attendance.
His opponent, Mike Rogers, has not yet responded to the invitation. Rogers and his campaign have been silent on the matter.
Further information about the debate can be found through the hosting organization, which has announced El-Sayed's participation and the open podium for tonight's event.
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DETROIT (WXYZ) Known as the world's oldest jazz club, Baker's Keyboard Lounge has helped keep jazz music alive in Detroit since 1934. Located at the intersection of Livernois and 8 Mile Road on Detroit's Avenue of Fashion, the historic venue continues to be a popular spot for liv...
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Detroit Free Press is a partner and shares a reporter with BridgeDetroit. Stories shared are not under a paywall. Detroit Free Press Michiganders in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) have more time to apply for replacement benefits if their food spoiled during ...
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A warmer and muggier day is ahead across Southeast Michigan, with partly sunny skies and highs back in the 80s. The added warmth and humidity will help fuel scattered showers and thunderstorms throughout the day. An isolated severe thunderstorm is possible, with the main window f...
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Bloomfield Township officials have approved a six-month ban on electric bikes and electric scooters following debate at Monday's meeting. The temporary ordinance bans people 16 years old and under from using e-bikes and e-scooters on sidewalks. Township officials say the moratori...
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A local business owner said her family is taking a major revenue hit after thieves swiped her trailer packed with custom embroidered apparel and tees. I do a lot of embroidery sweatshirts. I do printed tees. I still do some tumblers. Theyre kind of phasing out," Trudy Miller told...
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A 79-year-old Troy man is facing hate crime charges after allegedly threatening to shoot and kill four Muslim men outside the Troy Public Library after they identified themselves as Muslim. Troy police say Peter Hamilton Northup had a loaded pistol when arrested. The Oakland Coun...
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A 6-month moratorium on e-bikes for kids under the age of 16 will go into effect in Bloomfield Township.
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Residents argued a data center proposal in Lyon Township was too close to schools and too close to the community.
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The rapper's 'free Palestine' speech led to backlash from several venue owners where Ed Sheeran was scheduled to perform during his "Loop" tour.
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Driver’s education usually means classroom lessons, practice tests, and time behind the wheel. But more than 100 teens and their parents got a different kind of driving lesson Sunday near Willow Run Airport, where they participated in hands-on training focused on crash avoidance ...
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The DOJ's letter targeting Ann Arbor schools cites comments from school board and trustee officials implying revisions to their transgender policy didn't change the substance: “it doesn't mean we're changing anything. We're trying to be more clever than that.”...
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The community at St. Mary, Cause of Our Joy, is pushing back against a restructuring proposal that could end weekend Masses at the Westland parish beginning in July 2027. The church currently holds two weekday Masses, in addition to Saturday and Sunday services. The possibility o...
