Michigan Attorney General race on PBS Newshour

Oct 31, 2018

One Detroit contributed to PBS NewsHour with a segment on the Attorney General’s race in Michigan. The office of State Attorney General is playing an increasingly important role in national politics. Michigan is one of 30 states with a race for Attorney General on the ballot, and the campaign between Democrat Dana Nessel and Republican Tom Leonard has been a heated one with immigration, the environment and LGBTQ rights being key and contentious issues.

This One Detroit report is part of a series by PBS NewsHour exploring why the power of Attorneys General has grown nationwide creating more attention for these races in Michigan and across the country.

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