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The Mids

Have you ever wondered why we have midterms? Didn’t we have an election, like, two years ago? What purpose does this even serve?

We’re launching a new limited-time video and newsletter series hosted by Michigan Public’s Dustin Dwyer.

He’ll answer questions from “Why we have midterms” to “If I’m a MSU fan, do I really have to vote for U of M regents?”

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