David Eggert
Michigan Policy and Politics Reporter at Crain's Detroit Business
Politics/policy reporter for @CrainsDetroit & @CrainsGR | Formerly @AP & various newspapers | Husband/dad, @NorthwesternU grad | [email protected]
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crainsdetroit.com | David Eggert
LANSING — Michigan students would have to take a class in workforce development to graduate from high school under a bill that also would make other changes to curriculum requirements such as eliminating Algebra II. The legislation was passed 57-43 Thursday by the Republican-led House, along party lines, and sent to the Democratic-controlled Senate for future consideration along with three other education bills.
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crainsdetroit.com | David Eggert
LANSING — Democrats who control the Michigan Senate were skeptical of a $3.1 billion House road-funding plan Wednesday, grilling its Republican proponents on what spending would be cut to shift money from elsewhere in the budget to transportation. They also said the House-passed bills, which are targeted at improving local roads, would keep intact funding inequities that favor rural communities at the expense of urban areas like metro Detroit.
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crainsdetroit.com | David Eggert
LANSING — Dr. Abdul El-Sayed announced his campaign for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat Thursday, vowing to stand up to President Donald Trump and to present ways to make government better for everyday working people. El-Sayed, who left his job as Wayne County's health director to run, is the second Democrat in the 2026 race to succeed Democratic Sen. Gary Peters, who is not seeking a third term. State Sen.
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crainsdetroit.com | David Eggert
LANSING — Republican former state Attorney General Mike Cox announced his campaign for governor Tuesday, making it official months after forming a committee he seeded with roughly $1 million of his own money. Cox, who was Michigan's top law enforcement officer from 2003 through 2010, said in a video that he is "tired of being told that we can't lead anymore, that we should accept less. Aren't you?"Cox, 63, is the third major Republican to enter the 2026 race to succeed second-term Democratic Gov.
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crainsdetroit.com | David Eggert
LANSING — A dispute over a nearly $3.2 million balance in a malfunctioning internet roulette game is sparking broader legal questions over who decides if people have been wronged when gambling online. The Michigan Supreme Court last week heard arguments in a lawsuit filed in Wayne County by Jackie Davis. She played BetMGM's Luck o' the Roulette on six straight days in 2021, starting with $50 and accumulating almost $3.3 million. She was able to withdraw $100,000 in cash from MGM Grand Detroit.
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