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Video contradicts Hamtramck mayor’s assertion to U.S. senators that he opposed boycott resolution

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Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib listens to members of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations at his nomination hearing to be U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait on October 23, 2025. (Alison Miller/MNS)Hamtramck mayor Amer Ghalib, who has been nominated to be the U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait, told the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee in his confirmation hearing last month that he did not support boycotting Israel, including a resolution passed last year…Senate · Gaza See the Story

GM Lays Off Nearly 300 Engineers on Video Calls

GummyBone via iStockThe layoffs at General Motors continue as the automotive giant axes yet another group of salaried employees. Recently, it was 3,300 workers at GM’s Factory Zero EV plant. Now, however, it’s around 300 salaried workers with a focus on computer-aided design, or CAD. The American automaker said goodbye to the employees via Microsoft Teams video calls. GM cut nearly 300 CAD engineers via Microsoft Teams calls Chevrolet and GMC pa…Layoffs · Hamtramck Read Article

City celebrates a ‘victory’ in chasing away tax dollars

It’s odd that the city considers it a victory to prevent a legal business from operating here. In this case, this “victory” involves a would-be cannabis dispensary that wanted to open on the site of the former Hamtramck Coney Island, at Jos. Campau and Evaline. The business owner had already received an initial approval to go ahead with the licensing process, but somewhere along the line they were informed the city was no longer allowing another…Hamtramck · Hamtramck Read Article

The Metro: Everything you need to know about Hamtramck's mayoral race - WDET 101.9 FM

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Next week, the Hamtramck will residents will elect a new mayor. That’s because the outgoing mayor, Amer Ghalib was picked to be the Kuwait ambassador. His Senate confirmation is stalling because of a positive remark he made about Saddam Hussein, liking a social media post comparing Jews to monkeys, and for his refusal to condemn Hamas’ attacks on Israeli civilians. Still, in Hamtramck, residents have a choice of who they want to be the next ma…Senate · Hamtramck Read Article

Hamtramck mayoral candidate Adam Alharbi hopes to unite residents, overcoming cultural differences - WDET 101.9 FM

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Adam Alharbi, 44, is an engineer for the Department of Commerce. He’s running for Hamtramck mayor to improve the place he’s called home since he was a kid.“I will show that I’m for everyone. I’m not a Yemeni candidate or a Muslim candidate, I’m an Hamtramckan candidate that I will serve everyone equally, regardless of race, religion,” he says.Alharbi says among residents’ top concerns are high property taxes and water bills, along with deteriora…Hamtramck · Hamtramck Read Article

Lynn Blasey runs as write-in candidate for Hamtramck mayor as alternative choice - WDET 101.9 FM

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Lynn Blasey, 42, is a write in candidate for Hamtramck mayor. She says she decided to run after community members asked her to run.“When some community members approached me, it was really asking me to be a voice or a viable choice that residents can feel more comfortable about,” she says.Blasey is the co-director of Community Arts Partnerships for the College for Creative Studies. She has worked at the education department at the Arab American …Hamtramck · Hamtramck Read Article

He Helped Deliver Arab American Support for Trump. Now His Path to Mideast Post Faces GOP Opposition

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President Donald Trump's nominee to be the U.S. ambassador to Kuwait is facing rejection by the Republican-controlled Senate.Donald Trump · Hamtramck See the Story

The Metro: Community organizers support and promote the arts in Hamtramck - WDET 101.9 FM

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Hamtramck has a vibrant arts scene. In duplexes around the city, you can hear people playing in a local band or practicing their comedy. Those people are often young and queer. Hamtramck Queer Alliance is making sure its presence is known and spreading the word, supporting the education and advocacy of all gender and sexual minorities, who are often involved in creative spaces.Passenger Recovery was founded in 2016 with the goal of helping trave…Hamtramck · Hamtramck Read Article

Lynn Blasey, two-time city council candidate, is running a write-in campaign for Hamtramck mayor

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Lynn Blasey is running as a write-in candidate for mayor of Hamtramck. Photo courtesy of Lynn Blasey.Lynn Blasey, a two-time city council candidate for Hamtramck, is now running to be the city’s mayor as a write-in. After coming in fourth in 2023, an election marred by scandal after two sitting councilmembers were charged with election fraud felonies, Blasey had said she would not run again — until she was approached by some fellow residents wh…Hamtramck · Hamtramck See the Story

City snuffs out cannabis dispensary

By Charles Sercombe The city is celebrating another legal victory. Just weeks after the city won a lawsuit challenging Hamtramck’s ban on displaying a pride flag on city property, City Attorney Odey Meroueh says the city was again victorious in court. In the latest court victory, a lawsuit filed by Hamtramck Investment Group, Inc. (HIG), the company sought to operate a cannabis dispensary at Jos. Campau and Evaline. After getting what it thought…Hamtramck · Hamtramck Read Article

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Video contradicts Hamtramck mayor’s assertion to U.S. senators that he opposed boycott resolution

GM Lays Off Nearly 300 Engineers on Video Calls

City celebrates a ‘victory’ in chasing away tax dollars

The Metro: Everything you need to know about Hamtramck's mayoral race - WDET 101.9 FM

Hamtramck mayoral candidate Adam Alharbi hopes to unite residents, overcoming cultural differences - WDET 101.9 FM

Lynn Blasey runs as write-in candidate for Hamtramck mayor as alternative choice - WDET 101.9 FM

He Helped Deliver Arab American Support for Trump. Now His Path to Mideast Post Faces GOP Opposition

The Metro: Community organizers support and promote the arts in Hamtramck - WDET 101.9 FM

Lynn Blasey, two-time city council candidate, is running a write-in campaign for Hamtramck mayor

City snuffs out cannabis dispensary

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Video contradicts Hamtramck mayor’s assertion to U.S. senators that he opposed boycott resolution

GM Lays Off Nearly 300 Engineers on Video Calls

City celebrates a ‘victory’ in chasing away tax dollars

The Metro: Everything you need to know about Hamtramck's mayoral race - WDET 101.9 FM

Hamtramck mayoral candidate Adam Alharbi hopes to unite residents, overcoming cultural differences - WDET 101.9 FM

Lynn Blasey runs as write-in candidate for Hamtramck mayor as alternative choice - WDET 101.9 FM

He Helped Deliver Arab American Support for Trump. Now His Path to Mideast Post Faces GOP Opposition

The Metro: Community organizers support and promote the arts in Hamtramck - WDET 101.9 FM

Lynn Blasey, two-time city council candidate, is running a write-in campaign for Hamtramck mayor

City snuffs out cannabis dispensary