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In today's newsletter:

  • How will Birmingham’s Suzanna Shkreli reshape Michigan’s secretary of state race?
  • Which Birmingham hoops teams stumbled in this week’s early-season showdowns?
  • Why Haley Stevens’ impeachment move just shook up Birmingham’s Senate stakes

Also on today's calendar: Christmas Jazz at Kirk in the Hills – Joyful Noise: The Twelve Tunes of Christmas and 7 more events.

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  • Friday: Cloudy, flurries; chilly, temps: high: 29, low: 16.
  • Saturday: Very cold with a few flurries, with a high of 22 and low of 7 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ex-Whitmer aide, lottery commissioner joins secretary of state race (theoaklandpress.com) — A Birmingham resident, former Whitmer aide Suzanna Shkreli, has entered the 2026 race for Michigan secretary of state, adding local representation to a crowded Democratic field. She’s emphasizing her legal background, work in juvenile justice, and experience in the Whitmer administration as she seeks support from party delegates statewide.
   

• Prep Roundup: Stoney Creek GBB improves to 2-0 with Lakeland win (theoaklandpress.com) — Birmingham hoops fans saw mixed results Tuesday, with Groves boys falling 58-53 to Bloomfield Hills despite nine threes from Beau Kennard, and Seaholm boys losing 73-40 to Rochester Adams. The broader roundup also tracks early-season momentum for nearby Oakland County basketball and hockey programs that Birmingham teams will likely face this winter.
   

• McMorrow slams Stevens' impeachment bid, injecting fire into Michigan's U.S. Senate primary (michiganadvance.com) — Birmingham’s own U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens just jolted Michigan’s 2026 Senate primary by filing impeachment articles against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., drawing sharp criticism from rival Mallory McMorrow. McMorrow is contrasting Stevens’ move as political theater with her own economic development and consumer-protection bills, while Stevens’ campaign insists impeachment is necessary to protect Michiganders’ health and safety. Expect this Birmingham-centered Democratic showdown to intensify.
   

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