Category: In The News

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  • Vote Early, Vote Informed: What You Need to Know for Michigan’s August 5 Primary

    Vote Early, Vote Informed: What You Need to Know for Michigan’s August 5 Primary

    Early voting starts June 26—make your plan now! At Voting Access…

  • A Massive ICE Detention Center Just Opened in Michigan. Here’s Why That Matters for All of Us.

    A Massive ICE Detention Center Just Opened in Michigan. Here’s Why That Matters for All of Us.

    This week, the North Lake Correctional Facility in Baldwin, Michigan, officially…

  • Honor our History and Demand a Future Rooted in Equity and Justice

    Honor our History and Demand a Future Rooted in Equity and Justice

    Juneteenth marks a delayed freedom and a reminder that access, dignity, and…

  • Pride Is Powerful. So Is Your Vote.

    Pride Is Powerful. So Is Your Vote.

    This Pride Month, we honor the LGBTQIA+ community and remind each…

  • VAAC at A Brighter Way’s 2025 Community Resource Fair

    VAAC at A Brighter Way’s 2025 Community Resource Fair

    VAAC showed up at the A Brighter Way’s 2025 Community Resource…

  • Power in Pontiac: A Night of Civic Engagement at the Mayoral Forum

    Power in Pontiac: A Night of Civic Engagement at the Mayoral Forum

    Every candidate. Every chair filled. Every voice valued. This is what…

  • Eliminating Grace Periods: A New Attack on Mail Voting

    Eliminating Grace Periods: A New Attack on Mail Voting

    Voting rights are under attack again—this time, through the rollback of…

  • Centering Impacted Voices at the Detroit Mayoral Forum

    Centering Impacted Voices at the Detroit Mayoral Forum

    Executive Director Angela Davenport joins community voices demanding accountability, equity, and…

  • Secretary Benson Sounds the Alarm on Election Access

    Secretary Benson Sounds the Alarm on Election Access

    Last Friday, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson made a powerful…

  • Victory! HJR B Did Not Pass — But the Fight Isn’t Over

    Victory! HJR B Did Not Pass — But the Fight Isn’t Over

    Lawmakers rejected a resolution that would have created new barriers to…

  • ATTN: Michiganders — Election Day Is Coming Up!

    ATTN: Michiganders — Election Day Is Coming Up!

    Still need to register? You can register and vote this weekend.…

  • Voting Rights in the Headlines: What You Need to Know Now

    Voting Rights in the Headlines: What You Need to Know Now

    From federal legislation to Michigan ballot proposals, voter access is under…

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