WEMU is providing live results of the August primary election. A complete list can be found here as they arrive.
The ballot initiative rejected the data center rezoning by a nearly 9-1 margin.
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Incumbent Ypsilanti Mayor Nicole Brown has won the support of voters in Tuesday's primary election.
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Democratic Socialist Yousef Rabhi has declared victory in Ann Arbor's mayoral race.
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FEMA officials will be coming to Ann Arbor to evaluate reimbursement claims by locals impacted by severe weather events in April. Ana Longoria has the details.
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It’s Primary Election Day in Michigan. The polls open at 7 AM and close at 8 PM. There are major races to be decided in Washtenaw County, including the mayor’s races in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.
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A tribal coalition is celebrating its Michigan Supreme Court victory against an oil and gas pipeline tunnel project that would run through the Straits of Mackinac. Colin Jackson has more.
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The Michigan Secretary of State has rejected a Republican Party request for a list of people who volunteer to be poll workers that includes those volunteers’ personal identifying information. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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The U.S. Senior Women’s Open is coming to Ann Arbor’s Barton Hills Country Club this month. On Monday, the United States Golf Association held its Media Day. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.
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When a child is hospitalized, the strain on the family can be overwhelming. It can be even more overwhelming when these families are struggling financially. Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of Ann Arbor provides these families with temporary food and housing while their children receive medical treatment. RMHC's Director of Development, Dr. Douglas F. Manigault III, joined Decky Alexander to talk more about the house's continuing work for the community.
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Residents have been raising concerns about the increasing number of homeless people and incidents related to them in the local area. The Shelter Association of Washtenaw County sees this as a crisis that needs community solutions. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.
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Democrat Bill Riney is challenging incumbent Jimmie Wilson Jr. in Tuesday’s 32nd House District primary election. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.
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Jeremy Baldwin replaces the retired Michael Jewett as the new 89.1 Jazz host.
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Ann Arbor hospitals rely on travel nurses and physicians to fill staffing gaps, but when they can't find housing, they often cancel their contracts. One traveling physician decided to address the problem with a housing resource guide to connect traveling health care physicians and nurses with affordable housing in Ann Arbor. Reliable Residence founder Christina Henderson talked to WEMU's Caroline MacGregor about how the affordable housing crisis is affecting the local health care system.