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if you haven’t yet cast your ballot, we’re here to remind you how, and to urge you to fill out your full ballot, including down ballot races and the nonpartisan section!  HOW TO VOTE ON NOVEMBER 5:  In Person: Polls are open Tuesday, November 5, from 7am-8pm. Confirm your polling place at mi.gov/vote. If you are in line at 8pm, you can still vote so stay in line!  Remember, don’t wear or bring campaign- or candidate-related clothing, accessories, or signage – you will be asked to remove it. If you need help or have any questions, call the election protection hotline at (866) OUR-VOTE. AbsenteeYou have un

Tthe Biden Administration’s Department of Education issued new federal regulations under Title IX. Conservative groups in 26 states filed suit, seeking to bar the rules from being enforced by the Education Department, and have won preliminary injunctions against that enforcement.

In 2016, I made a decision to put my money where my mouth is. I saw my online community making posts spreading misinformation – and others asking what they could do, how they could get involved to protect our democracy from behind their keyboards. I knew I had to show my kids that I could do more th

We throw the word “clerk” around quite a bit during election season. If you’re wondering exactly what they do – here’s the deal:  

A national abortion ban would undermine MI abortion rights.

As someone who has dealt with a significant physical disability my entire life, I don’t like asking for help, even though I sometimes need it. Whether I’m using my cane to knock down a can from a grocery store shelf beyond my reach or going to a polling place to cast my vote, I want to do things for

On January 9, 2020, Detroit Police Department (DPD) officers arrested me on my front lawn in Farmington Hills, Michigan, in front of my wife and two young daughters, for a crime I had nothing to do with. They refused to tell me why, and I had to spend the night sleeping on a cold concrete bench in a

This election year, our hope is to introduce you to some of these hardworking members of our community with brief conversations about what they do and why they are committed to this important work. This edition of Local Election Leaders features Sterling Heights City Clerk Melanie Ryska.