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Brad LaPlante

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I'm a reporter at @WLNS. For the midterms, I'm covering the influence money has on politics, as well as healthcare and education. Find me on Bluesky.

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This week on #TheMoment, I spoke with Detroit-born actor @NancyNagrantNYC about 'Crystal Lake' and Michigan's old film incentive program. She wonders if the state gave it enough time to pay off. wlns.com/originals/moment/na…
Nancy Nagrant is ‘curious about humans.’ She thinks some of our divide comes from a lack of it

Nancy Nagrant is ‘curious about humans.’ She thinks some of our divide comes from a lack of it

Actor and director Nancy Nagrant discussed her career, her role in the upcoming A24 prequel Crystal Lake, and her thoughts on Michigan’s discontinued film incentive programs during an intervi…

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Detroit Could Block Billionaire-Owned Concrete Plant From Further Neighborhood Expansion propublica.org/article/krono…
Detroit Could Block Billionaire-Owned Concrete Plant From Further Neighborhood Expansion

Detroit Could Block Billionaire-Owned Concrete Plant From Further Neighborhood Expansion

We reported on how a concrete plant took over a Detroit neighborhood after a historic land swap facilitated by city officials. Now after years of complaints from residents about dust and noise,...

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AP Exclusive: Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens will make rare joint appearance as Michigan Democrats seek unity before midterms. apnews.com/article/michigan-…
El-Sayed and Stevens to make rare joint appearance as Democrats seek unity in Michigan Senate race

El-Sayed and Stevens to make rare joint appearance as Democrats seek unity in Michigan Senate race

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed will campaign in Detroit alongside former primary rival Rep. Haley Stevens.

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This 20-minute report by a British TV station gives viewers a fuller picture of Jewish anxiety than anything I've seen on CNN or MS NOW or Fox News this cycle. youtube.com/watch?v=RpzMsTYL…
Abdul El-Sayed: The candidate testing the US - Israel relationship

Abdul El-Sayed: The candidate testing the US - Israel relationship

Is America’s consensus on Israel broken permanently?Abdul El-Saye...

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At this point, Michiganders are being inundated with obscene amounts of Islamaphobia and racial division (drowning out any actual policy debates), at least in part so that politicians in other states can use it to fear monger and drum up votes for themselves.
Acyn (@Acyn) profile pictureAcyn
@AcynOct 28
Ramaswamy: Look at what's happening in Dearborn, Michigan. We're not going to let that come to our state of Ohio.
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The disconnect between cable news & local media right now is bizarre. Most voters I've spoken with are pissed off about the cost of goods, the cost of gas, how they are struggling to get by. They feel like lawmakers in both parties have done little to improve their lives.
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There is real anxiety among the Jewish and Muslim communities. But national coverage of the Senate race is exacerbating that anxiety. This "two communities torn apart" narrative is good storytelling, but it's weak reporting. It's lazy. I can't wait for this election to end.
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Support local journalism & read the AP's coverage of this race, which is supreme. apnews.com/article/rogers-el…
A bitter Michigan Senate race rattles Jewish and Muslim voters already on edge over the war in Gaza

A bitter Michigan Senate race rattles Jewish and Muslim voters already on edge over the war in Gaza

Michigan’s closely contested Senate race has become deeply personal for some voters. In Detroit’s suburbs, Jewish Democrats are questioning whether they can support Democrat Abdul El-Sayed who'd be...

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Max Tani@maxwelltaniOct 29
2024 wasn’t the “podcast election.” It was the fragmentation election, a few people just called it that because they thought it was interesting that Trump went on some podcasts they hadn’t heard of semafor.com/article/07/30/20…
The fragmentation election

The fragmentation election

2024 is shaping as the first election of the age of fragmented media, with no single dominant platform for candidates to reach voters.

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@brianstelterOct 28
If 2024 was a “podcast election,” what’s 2026 shaping up to be? Read on: cnn.com/2026/10/28/media/joe…
Joe Rogan defined the 2024 ‘podcast election.’ But 2026 is a different story | CNN Business

Joe Rogan defined the 2024 ‘podcast election.’ But 2026 is a different story | CNN Business

One pithy phrase probably won’t capture all the complexities of the midterm election media environment. Every state is unique, and every race is different. But the tonal shift from 2024 is really...

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Sam Robinson@samueljrobOct 28
Here’s what U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib and Detroit City Council’s Denzel McCampbell say they are doing to address anti-Blackness and Islamophobia: “It’s about talking about it. Some people don’t even want to call it that. Anti-Blackness exists in Arab, immigrant communities…”
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Beth LeBlanc@DNBethLeBlancOct 28
Poll: For a plurality of Michigan voters, the ability to pay for health insurance and medical costs has eclipsed other concerns about gas or grocery prices; and a majority of voters said they trust Democrats the most to increase access to health care. detroitnews.com/story/news/p…
More Michigan voters concerned about medical costs than gas, groceries

More Michigan voters concerned about medical costs than gas, groceries

For a plurality of Michigan voters, the ability to pay for health insurance and medical costs has eclipsed other concerns about gas or grocery prices.

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Jessica Huseman@JessicaHusemanOct 27
I cant tell you how many times I've seen this happen since. And it doesn't matter where you work. They did it to me at ProPublica too. Journalism is inherently collaborative.Reporting builds on reporting. Failing to credit work that made yours possible is a failure of reporting.
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SCOOP: Democrats have insisted they have nothing to do with the other Dan Sullivan on Alaska's Senate ballot. But aides with the Mary Peltola campaign and DSCC were part of a monthslong secret plan to recruit him to run -- as well as other candidates. nytimes.com/2026/10/28/us/po…
Inside Democrats’ Secret Effort to Stack Alaska’s Midterm Ballot With Another Dan Sullivan

Inside Democrats’ Secret Effort to Stack Alaska’s Midterm Ballot With Another Dan Sullivan

Operatives aligned with Mary Peltola, the Democratic nominee for Senate, spent months recruiting candidates to peel votes from Senator Dan Sullivan, the Republican.

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New $$ reporting by @Simon_Schuster : Michael Bloomberg, Switch data centers, Mary Trump among recent donors to a 527 supporting Jocelyn Benson for Michigan governor that's raised and spent $18M THIS MONTH bridgemi.com/michigan-govern…
Elon Musk, Michael Bloomberg help fuel late funding surge in Michigan governor’s race

Elon Musk, Michael Bloomberg help fuel late funding surge in Michigan governor’s race

Billionaire donors, corporations and special interests are pumping late money into the Michigan gubernatorial race between Democrat Jocelyn Benson and Republican John James.

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Is this TMZ's effect on covering Washington
Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) profile pictureEdward-Isaac Dovere
@IsaacDovereOct 28
NEW from me: With under a week to go in what many polls are showing as a still tight Senate race, Abdul El-Sayed hasn’t called his former primary opponent Haley Stevens in months — and there are no plans for them to campaign together before election day. cnn.com/2026/10/28/politics/…
Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens haven’t campaigned together — or spoken — in recent months | CNN...

Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens haven’t campaigned together — or spoken — in recent months | CNN...

With under a week to go in what many polls are showing as a still tight Senate race in Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed hasn’t called his former primary opponent Rep. Haley Stevens in months — and there are...

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Sam Robinson@samueljrobOct 27
National pundits are openly questioning whether Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign has done enough to win over Black voters, despite polling showing he’s up big among the demographic. These voters aren't buying the narrative El-Sayed will struggle in Detroit. michiganchronicle.com/despit…
Despite Doubts, These Detroit Voters Say There's Excitement for Abdul El-Sayed

Despite Doubts, These Detroit Voters Say There's Excitement for Abdul El-Sayed

Despite Doubts, These Detroit Voters Say There's Excitement for Abdul El-Sayed

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NEW with Tim Skubick: JD Vance doesn’t rule out Chinese cars ahead of Howell rally. “I think that we have to ask ourselves what’s in the best interest of American workers,” he said. Our exclusive interview: wlns.com/your-local-election…
Exclusive: JD Vance doesn’t rule out Chinese cars ahead of Howell rally

Exclusive: JD Vance doesn’t rule out Chinese cars ahead of Howell rally

Vice President JD Vance declined to clarify his position on whether Chinese automakers should be permitted to build plants in Michigan during a brief interview in Howell.

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It feels disingenuous to say you're in the business of news and then proceed to ask Republican voters why they aren't voting for a Democrat for Senate.
The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) profile pictureThe Tennessee Holler
@TheTNHollerOct 23
Imagine being this racist on national tv
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Craig Mauger@CraigDMaugerOct 24
We're at the point where someone is posting a kindergarten class photo on the internet as part of a political attack.
Democrats For Mike Rogers (@DemsForMike) profile pictureDemocrats For Mike Rogers
@DemsForMikeOct 23
FRAUD WATCH: Abdul El-Sayed claims he grew up in Michigan. Another LIE. Here is his kindergarten class from Missouri. Are we ever going to hear the truth from him?
Image from Democrats For Mike Rogers (@DemsForMike)
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Will Proposal 2 get money out of politics? One researcher says 'not really' wlns.com/your-local-election…
Will Proposal 2 get money out of politics? One researcher says ‘not really’

Will Proposal 2 get money out of politics? One researcher says ‘not really’

Michigan’s Proposal 2, which seeks to limit political spending by regulated utilities and government contractors, faces potential legal challenges due to existing Supreme Court rulings protec…

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David Weigel
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A head-turning new "Michigan First" ad from @AbdulElSayed - he names some issue he agrees with MAGA voters on, then plays a supercut of Fox News hosts/Tucker praising him or bashing Mike Rogers. semafor.com/article/10/23/20…
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