Author: Therese Boudreaux | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Candidates in Michigan’s U.S. Senate race disagree on issues ranging from electric vehicles to crime, but most recently, they’ve clashed over foreign policy. U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich, is facing former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers. Republicans hope to flip the seat as incumbent Democrat Debbie Stabenow is not running for reelection.…

(The Center Square) – Nearly six months after the Michigan Legislature repealed Right to Work laws, more groups of workers are taking action against what they say are coercive measures of some unions to collect fees. Mechanics from Brown Motors in Petoskey and drivers from MV Transportation in Ypsilanti successfully voted recently to remove their union…

(The Center Square) – Surrounded by horse-riding police officers, ice cream trucks, and life-size cutouts of Republican nominee Donald Trump, tens of thousands of people waited in the heat for hours in a 2-mile long line stretching to the freeway. Roadside trucks sold beer, hats, and Trump-themed rubber ducks to those standing in line for…

(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump leads President Biden by 3 points in Michigan and 5 points in Wisconsin, according to the results of a new Emerson College poll. The poll, conducted July 15-16, surveyed about 1,000 likely voters per swing state. Democrats for the Next Generation sponsored the poll, which has a…

(The Center Square) – American voters want the economic benefits of foreign trade but also support more restrictions on and better scrutiny of bad actors, according to the results of a new poll. The Center Square Voters’ Voice Poll asked voters five questions about trade policy, including whether the U.S. should allow companies violating safety…

(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump’s pick of Ohio’s freshman U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate elicited a mix of reactions from the state’s leaders. “Ohio is swelling with pride today with the historic announcement that Sen. J.D. Vance will be the next vice president of the United States,” Ohio Republican…

(The Center Square) – Republicans remain staunchly supportive of Donald Trump’s candidacy and platform as they prepare for their national convention in Milwaukee. Republican Party of Wisconsin Chairman Brian Schimming emphasized Republican unity behind nominating Trump versus Democrats’ uncertainty around President Joe Biden, in a news conference Thursday. “A week from today, Republicans will be nominating…

(The Center Square) – Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Republican challenger Eric Hovde are facing criticism from both the press and each other, heightening tensions surrounding both candidates in the Wisconsin Senate race. Following Baldwin’s notable absence when President Joe Biden visited Madison on Friday, Hovde has targeted both her affiliation with and new hesitation…

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin voters believe former President Donald Trump would handle four out of the seven major issues facing the country better than President Joe Biden, a new poll shows. The Marquette Law School poll released this week asked registered voters whether they had confidence in Biden, Trump, both about the same or…