Every year,听黑料网 Detroit听asks area experts to answer some of our readers鈥 top questions for the new year. Here, we take a look back at some of our experts鈥 predictions for 2024 to see what they got right.
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Can David Coulter be defeated by a Patterson?
The experts we spoke to 鈥 David Dulio, a , and Jason Roe, former executive director of the Michigan Republican Party 鈥 expressed skepticism about Mary Patterson鈥檚 candidacy because of her inexperience and Coulter鈥檚 advantage as an incumbent. Those views appear to have been warranted. In February, Patterson announced she was dropping out of the race due to a lack of financial support.
Will Michigan back a national popular vote?
No bill that would add Michigan to the became law in 2024.
How many of our local sports teams will make it to the postseason?
Fox 2 Detroit鈥檚 Ryan Ermanni and The Detroit News鈥 Nolan Bianchi both said the Lions would make it to the playoffs, but that was a no-brainer. Bianchi thought the Tigers 鈥渃ould鈥 make it, but Ermanni was more confident. Both men predicted, incorrectly, that the Wings would see postseason play. The Pistons? Well, both journalists were right about them not succeeding.
Will we see more union activity in Michigan?
Following the United Auto Workers鈥 historic wins in late 2023, and the repeal of Michigan鈥檚 鈥渞ight-to-work鈥 law going into effect the following February, labor expert Marick Masters, , predicted an increase in union activity in Michigan for 2024. The numbers didn鈥檛 lie: 148 union petitions were filed in Michigan during fiscal year 2024 鈥 a 160% increase from 57 in fiscal year 2021 鈥 according to Michigan Advance reporter Jon King鈥檚 analysis of National Labor Relations Board statistics. Since the beginning of 2024, there have been numerous historic union victories around the state.
Who will take Debbie Stabenow鈥檚 place in the Senate?
David Dulio predicted that Democrat Elissa Slotkin would take the seat. Republican consultant Jason Roe was on target for the primaries, predicting former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers and Slotkin would be the nominees.
Will psilocybin mushrooms be decriminalized across Michigan?
At the beginning of last year, Hazel Park鈥檚 then-mayor pro tem, Luke Londo, who has been an advocate for psilocybin mushrooms and other entheogens, accurately predicted 鈥渘o.鈥 However, last January, the Ypsilanti City Council approved a decriminalization resolution, making it the fifth Michigan city to adopt such a policy; alas, the proposal never made it to the state ballot.
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