{"id":2222100,"date":"2024-04-16T08:48:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T12:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tuesdays-special-election-to-decide-control-of-michigan-house\/"},"modified":"2024-04-16T08:50:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T12:50:34","slug":"tuesdays-special-election-to-decide-control-of-michigan-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tuesdays-special-election-to-decide-control-of-michigan-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan House control is up for grabs in Tuesday&#8217;s special election"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftuesdays-special-election-to-decide-control-of-michigan-house%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2222100&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary\u200d of the provided text is \u200cas follows: A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/latest-poll-majority-of-americans-want-republican-party-to-control-the-senate-sean-hannity\/\" title=\"LATEST POLL: Majority of Americans Want Republican Party to Control the Senate | Sean Hannity\">special election<\/a>\u200b in Michigan could shift control of the House to Democrats or Republicans due to two vacant seats. The race features Mai Xiong against Ronald Singer in Warren and Peter Herzberg \u200dagainst \u2063Josh Powell in Westland. Democrats aim\u200c to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cal-thomas-the-debt-limit-same-old-song\/\" title=\"Cal Thomas: Debt Limit: Same Tune\">maintain political power<\/a> for policy changes like a 100% clean energy rule by \u20632040.\u2064 Governor Whitmer supports initiatives like free public education and\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-to-return-to-full-employment-next-year-if-congress-passes-1-9-trillion-relief-bill-yellen\/\" title=\"US to Return to Full Employment Next Year if Congress Passes .9 Trillion Relief Bill: Yellen\">tax credits<\/a>, pending funding uncertainties.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>(The Center Square) \u2013 A Tuesday special election could return a Democrat majority to the Michigan House or give Republicans control of one chamber.<\/p>\n<p>The election will fill two seats opened after Democrat Reps. Lori Stone of Warren and Kevin Coleman of Westland won mayoral races leaving a 54-54 deadlock in the House.<\/p>\n<p>In Warren, Democrat Mai Xiong will face Republican Ronald Singer while in Westland, Democrat Peter Herzberg will compete against Republican Josh Powell for the District 25 seat.<\/p>\n<p>The race will determine whether Democrats keep their political trifecta voters gave in 2022 \u2013 the first in 40 years allowing them to enact widespread policy changes including a 100% clean energy rule by 2040.<\/p>\n<p>In her State of the State speech, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer targeted policies including a \u201cMichigan guarantee\u201d that \u201cEvery single Michigander can count on a free public education from pre-K through community college, a $5,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-swiftly-passes-key-tax-benefits-for-retirement-accounts-heres-how-it-works\/\" title=\"House Swiftly Passes Key Tax Benefits For Retirement Accounts. Here\u2019s How It Works\">000 tax credit<\/a> for caregivers caring for an aging or sick relative and a $2,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whitmer-proposes-taxpayer-funded-community-college-preschool\/\" title=\"Whitmer suggests free community college and preschool funded by taxpayers\">000 electric vehicle tax credit<\/a> for union-made vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats could enact these programs with a 56-52 majority but it\u2019s unclear what funding will pay for the programs.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A critical special election on Tuesday in Michigan could shift control of the House to Democrats or Republicans. Two vacant seats following wins in mayoral races have left the House with a 54-54 tie. 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