Russ McNamara
MPRN ReporterRuss McNamara is a reporter for the Michigan Public Radio Network. Prior to this role, he was the host of All Things Considered for 101.9 WDET. McNamara has been working in radio since he was 17 - and in news since 2012. He also worked as play-by-play announcer for Wayne State University basketball for seven years. Born in the Upper Peninsula, McNamara is a lifelong Michigander. He is a 2002 graduate of Central Michigan University’s Broadcast and Cinematic Arts Program.
He is an amateur photographer, enjoys going to concerts and traveling with his wife, Sara.
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The debate got so off-track that moderator Rick Albin of WOOD-TV felt compelled to chime in at one point: "I’d like to be a part of the debate, too!" -
Trade policy and the war with Iran are issues where the two candidates have been in conflict in recent days. -
Democrat Eli Savit, the current Washtenaw County prosecutor, has decriminalized consensual sex work. His office still prosecutes -
Toyota will open the facility to the University of Michigan Electric Vehicle Center. Governor Gretchen Whitmer thinks that will help keep graduates from leaving the state. -
Senator Elissa Slotkin said President Donald Trump’s attempts at changing election processes so close to November are concerning.
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The initiative would restrict political contributions by big utilities and state government contractors. But the U.S. Supreme Court has held that campaign contributions by corporations are protected speech. -
Both Republican John James and Democrat Jocelyn Benson have taken on endorsements from emergency workers and veterans in their campaigns for Michigan governor. -
Despite the Childcare Modernization Act having Democratic and Republican support, the slow political process in Washington D.C. is keeping it from getting passed. -
Democrat Garlin Gilchrist focused on overhauling and enforcing campaign finance law Wednesday. Republican Anthony Forlini has made election and ballot security the centerpiece of his campaign. -
Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed received the endorsement of former Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday.
