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Gretchen Whitmer in the Nov 8. general election Tudor Dixon will face off against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in the Nov. 8 general election, projected results for Tuesday’s Michigan primary election show. With 20% of precincts reporting as of 9:45 P.M., Dixon received 41.5% of the vote, followed by Kevin Rinke, who received the next highest number of votes. Dixon, a businesswoman and conservative news anchor, gained media attention following former President Donald Trump’s endorsement of her platform on July 29. This cemented her position as the frontrunner among the five GOP candidates just a few days before the election. The DeVos family, the Police Officers Association of Michigan and the Michigan Chamber of Commerce are among others who have endorsed Dixon. Dixon worked in sales at her father’s steel company before pivoting to media as a commentator on conservative network Real America’s Voice, where she made a number of controversial IRENA LI Summer News Editor remarks toward people of Color. Dixon also founded Lumen News, a conservative morning news program for students. Like the other candidates on the Republican primary ballot, Dixon has never held an elected office position. Bridge Michigan reported that Dixon outraised the other four GOP gubernatorial candidates, with 10 members of the DeVos family collectively contributing over $70,000 to her campaign. Dixon’s victory follows a turbulent Republican gubernatorial race, with several candidates being disqualified for fraudulent nominating petitions and fellow candidate Ryan Kelley’s arrest by the FBI in June for his involvement in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Michigan voters will decide between Dixon and incumbent Whitmer for governor on Nov. 8. FiveThirtyEight’s election forecast for November’s gubernatorial election shows Whitmer being clearly favored to win over Dixon, with Whitmer projected as the winner 95 times out of 100. Read more at michigandaily.com Residents urged to stay out of Huron River following chemical spill from Wixom Plant Experts say there is no immediate threat to Ann Arbor’s drinking water The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) have advised all people and pets in Washtenaw, Monroe, Oakland, Livingston and Wayne counties to avoid contact with the Huron River water between North Wixom Road in Oakland County and Kensington Road in Livingston County following a chemical spill in the river. Officials stressed that there is no immediate threat to the community’s drinking water and the situation is being monitored closely. According to time-of-travel modeling, it would take several weeks for the contaminants to reach the city’s water intakes. Tribar Manufacturing, a Wixom auto supplier plant, was responsible for releasing industrial contamination into the Huron River. This is the second release that the plant has been responsible for in the last four years. The plant released hexavalent chromium into the Wixom sewer treatment system that flows into the Huron River. Hexavalent chromium is a harmful agent that can cause adverse health conditions through inhalation, ingestion or skin contact. Research has linked the chromium compounds in the contaminant to lung cancer, asthma and bronchitis. United States district judge approves settlement in sexual misconduct lawsuit, establishes Coordinated Community Response Team The new body is intended to increase protection against sexual misconduct in the U-M community A United States district judge approved the settlement reached between the University of Michigan and attorneys representing U-M students in March. The settlement involves the establishment of the Coordinated Community Response Team (CCRT), which is meant to increase protection against sexual misconduct in the U-M community. Recent university alum Josephine Graham filed the lawsuit in May 2021 against the University on the grounds that the University does not maintain or properly enforce sufficient policies and procedures for preventing and responding to sexual misconduct on campus. The lawsuit did not seek monetary relief. The class action lawsuit is different from the $490 million settlement reached between survivors of the late athletic Doctor Robert Anderson and the University in January. Graham claimed in a previous press conference that the CCRT was the “capstone” of the settlement. The University has faced similar allegations of mishandling sexual misconduct in the past, including over a thousand allegations against Anderson. In recent years there have also been allegations RILEY HODDER Summer Managing News Editor ANN ARBOR of misconduct against Computer Science and Engineering professors Jason Mars and Walter Lasecki, former Music, Theatre & Dance professors Stephen Shipps and David Daniels, former LSA lecturer Bruce Conforth and English professor Douglas Trevor. There is also an upcoming sexual misconduct trial against former Computer Science and Engineering chair Peter Chen, as well as the firing of former University Provost Martin Philbert for a series of sexual misconduct allegations. The CCRT will begin meetings during the fall semester, with 30 representatives from all three University campuses meeting three times a year to discuss and advise the University on “a wide range of approaches” to addressing misconduct, the University said in a statement. Interim University President Mary Sue Coleman said the CCRT will help the University achieve its goals of becoming a national leader in protecting community members against sexual misconduct. “The structure of the team, which includes leadership from outside the university, will give a voice to all members of our community who have a perspective to share on this vital effort,” Coleman said in a statement. Read more at michigandaily.com Read more at michigandaily.com JULIANNE YOON/Daily SEJAL PATIL Summer News Editor