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Christopher Taylor and Yousef Rabhi remain the main contenders in the August 4 Democratic primary. Recent coverage has focused on their clash over ICE policy, along with Rabhi’s labor endorsement and both candidates’ positions on taxes. The reporting adds campaign color, but no new result or major polling shift. The forum coverage keeps the race visible but does not show a clear shift in support. Rabhi’s labor endorsement may help him, while the overall effect on the market looks mixed.
These are some of MLive's top headlines you might've missed over the weekend to get you started on Monday, May 18.
Ann Arbor mayoral candidate Yousef Rabhi and Mayor Christopher Taylor went head to head Saturday, disagreeing on how the city should be responding to aggressive federal immigration enforcement.
Mayor Christopher Taylor is pledging to oppose any new city property taxes as Ann Arbor wrestles with the fact that it has become unaffordable for many people.
MIRA, the local Movement for Immigrant Rights Action, is inviting community members to the forum at the Church of the Good Shepherd.
See who's all running for Ann Arbor mayor and council in 2026.
Yousef Rabhi and Mayor Christopher Taylor will face off in the Democratic primary in August.
The debate in Detroit was civil with few fireworks but each candidate tried to make his or her mark for the pastors.
Sentinel Action Fund, a conservative group funded in part by the DeVoses, is putting millions into Michigan's US Senate race this year.
Commissioner Yousef Rabhi, D-Ann Arbor, argued the county millage revenue should stay with the county instead of going to an unelected body that’s not directly accountable to voters.
Of the 200 submissions during the first two weeks of a statewide ICE activity tracker, more than half were insults against officials, false reports or unrelated to the form.
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