Jonathan Oosting

The Democratic governor says she never intended to repair all roads in one term. Republicans say she’s revising history.

The SOAR Fund, approved in December, boosts large-scale economic growth, proponents say. Now both Democrats and Republicans are lining up behind adding to the fund in the next budget, after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer asked for $500 million.

High-profile ballot drives to require voter ID, establish a voucher-like system and raise the minimum wage missed a Wednesday deadline to qualify for the November ballot. A fair lending ballot proposal is the only one that submitted enough signatures.

A ruling means an appeal to the state Supreme Court is the metro Detroit businessman’s only shot to make the August ballot because of forged signatures in his nominating petitions.

The separate suits comes days Michigan officials deemed the two and three other GOP hopefuls ineligible because they submitted forged signatures. A quick ruling is likely.

Five GOP candidates for governor kept off August ballot by a 2-2 vote along partisan lines. Republicans call the process a ‘goat rodeo’ and vow lawsuits.

Rocked by a forgery scandal, the candidacies of five gubernatorial candidates and many others down-ballot rest in hands of a board of canvassers composed of two Republicans and two Democrats.

Legal action is likely in hopes of preventing a field of 10 candidates from being cut in half because of forged signatures. Others say candidates have no one to blame but themselves. ‘It’s dumbfounding,’ one Republican says.

Two top gubernatorial candidates should be disqualified along with three others in the 10-candidate field, over fake signatures and other mistakes, according to the Michigan Bureau of Elections.

Tax cut season descends again in Lansing. On the same day the governor calls for $500 rebates to families, Republicans seek wider cuts to income taxes, $500 child tax credit and more.

To his supporters, Soldano speaks plain truth about the pandemic. To detractors, he’s a dangerous ‘snake oil salesman.’ Either way, he’s near the top of Republican polls for governor.

The candidate for attorney general met with a State Department representative about claims the election was stolen as Trump rallied supporters to overturn his election loss.

Women ‘face a serious danger of irreparable harm if prevented from accessing abortion services,’ a judge wrote in an opinion that is bound to be appealed.

Multiple members of a Neo-Nazi group known as The Base have pleaded guilty to various criminal charges, including gang membership. Two leaders now await sentencing.

Front-runner James Craig was a no-show, giving GOP competitors the spotlight to debate a potential abortion ban, 2020 election fraud claims and a possible investigation of COVID nursing home deaths under Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Republicans James Craig, Perry Johnson and Tudor Dixon say they deserve to make the primary ballot despite challenges to their nominating petitions.

GOP governor hopeful James Craig and other Michigan candidates face accusations they paid for fake signatures collected by a fraud ring. The claims could jeopardize their candidacies.

Despite promises from Democrats, operators say they would have to stop offering the procedure if the Supreme Court overturns 1973 ruling.

The Hollywood director and Michigan GOP Chair Ron Weiser have one thing in common: They are both big donors to competing ballot measures over the future of voting rights in Michigan.

Michigan’s citizen commission is still meeting — and getting paid. How much longer? Nobody knows.