Benson, James tackle affordability, federal relations at first gubernatorial debate

States Newsroom · October 7, 2026

GRAND RAPIDS – The relationship between Michigan and the federal government — especially when it comes to the tariffs levied by the Trump administration — was central throughout the first general election debate of Michigan’s gubernatorial election between Democrat Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Republican U.S…

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