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Melissa Nann Burke

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Thanedar taps taxpayer funds to reimburse himself for 'mind boggling' advertising blitz

Thanedar taps taxpayer funds to reimburse himself for 'mind boggling' advertising blitz

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One Michigan congressman got largest subsidy for D.C. housing, meals of any member in 2023

One Michigan congressman got largest subsidy for D.C. housing, meals of any member in 2023

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Hill Harper omitted millions in investments, real estate, income made from acting and speeches

Hill Harper omitted millions in investments, real estate, income made from acting and speeches

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Bill in Congress would 'validate' the identity of a tiny west Michigan Indian tribe

Bill in Congress would 'validate' the identity of a tiny west Michigan Indian tribe

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'We will still fight': Michigan family trapped in adoption limbo in Liberia

'We will still fight': Michigan family trapped in adoption limbo in Liberia

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How abortion could affect U.S. House swing races in Michigan this fall

How abortion could affect U.S. House swing races in Michigan this fall

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Stevens, El-Sayed meet tonight for first one-on-one debate

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By Craig Mauger Verified, Melissa Nann Burke Verified
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July 7, 2026, 6:00 p.m. ET Grand Rapids — U.S. Senate rivals Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens will square off Tuesday night in their first one-on-one televised debate since state Sen. Mallory McMorrow dropped out of the Democratic primary on Sunday.
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El-Sayed joins Stevens in calling for Platner to end Maine Senate bid

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By Melissa Nann Burke Verified
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Both Democratic U.S. Senate candidates in Michigan are calling on their party's nominee in Maine, Graham Platner, to drop his bid for the Senate after he was accused of rape. U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Birmingham, called the allegations against Platner from a woman whom he'd dated in 2021 "extremely troubling and extremely unacceptable" after the claims became public Monday. "There should be no room for this conduct in the U.S. Senate or any public office," she posted on social media.
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El-Sayed joins Stevens in calling for Platner to end Maine Senate bid

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By Melissa Nann Burke Verified
| Detroit News Verified
July 7, 2026, 11:07 a.m. ET Both Democratic U.S. Senate candidates in Michigan are calling on their party's nominee in Maine, Graham Platner, to drop his bid for the Senate after he was accused of rape. U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Birmingham, called the allegations against Platner from a woman whom he'd dated in 2021 "extremely troubling and extremely unacceptable" after the claims became public Monday.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Copy editor, GW Hatchet

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Of course.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Storyteller, watchdog, truth-teller.
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