War in Gaza and U of M regent race dominate Michigan Democrats’ state convention

As Michigan Democrats on Saturday nominated their picks for Supreme Court and education boards on the Nov. 5 ballot, the University of Michigan Regents — the one contested race — took centerstage.

The nominating convention, held in Lansing, was flooded with supporters decked in maize shirts for Board of Regents candidate and pro-Palestinian movement leader Huwaida Arraf. Since the Israel-Hamas war began in October, the University of Michigan has had a number of pro-Palestinian demonstrations and an encampment...