Lauren Gibbons

Michigan election officials say they’re working to stop 'undue challenges' from Trump supporters seeking to cancel voter registrations based on pervasive theories of potential fraud.

Backers of a ballot measure to offer Michigan prisoners the option to reduce their sentences through good behavior likely won’t collect the number of signatures needed to make the 2024 ballot. They’re hoping lawmakers will take up the torch.

Funds from recreational marijuana sales mean big funding boosts for Michigan communities that embraced the industry.

Former U.S. Rep. Justin Amash, who left Congress and the Republican Party amid clashes with then-President Donald Trump, officially entered the GOP race for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat.

The new map would keep more Detroit-based districts within city limits and increase Black majorities in several state House seats.

While more than 100,000 Michiganders voted uncommitted in Tuesday’s Democratic presidential primary, observers say that number may not be enough to move Biden’s stance on the war in Gaza.

The sitting president had no major challengers, but a lack of enthusiasm among young voters and Arab Americans displeased with the administration’s stance on the Gaza War could mean trouble for Biden in Michigan as he seeks a second term in office.

The presidential primary is Tuesday but many have already voted because of laws widening access to the ballot.

Legislative Democrats on Tuesday voted to do away with an environmental oversight panel that critics said gave too much power to outside parties.

Donald Trump held a 'get out the vote' rally in Waterford Township on Saturday, noting Michigan’s importance as a swing state in this election.

Starting Saturday, Michigan voters will have the option to vote early for the Feb. 27 primary election. That’s in addition to a host of other changes to the state’s election process, and it’s been a big adjustment for many local clerks.

Pro-Trump elector James Renner on Wednesday said he was told a December 2020 meeting to approve an “alternate slate” of Republican electors falsely declaring the former president won Michigan was ‘an appropriate process’ and said he would have challenged it if he suspected illegal activity.

Of the 321 bills signed into law by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2023, 142 will take effect Tuesday — including changes to abortion rights, pension taxes, energy policy and gun regulations.

House Speaker Joe Tate, D-Detroit, on Thursday said Republican lawmaker Josh Schriver 'has deeply and personally offended the House of Representatives' for a post referencing a conspiracy theory.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer unveiled an $80.7 billion spending proposal for the state’s next budget cycle, calling for a handful of initiatives centered around a 'Michigan Guarantee' of educational access and economic opportunities.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will call for $26.6 million in funding for family planning and maternal health services in her executive budget proposal Wednesday, aiming for improved maternal and infant health and increased access to contraception and other reproductive health care.

Supporters say a planned tax credit for producers who film in Michigan is a departure from Michigan’s last foray into similar incentives. Critics fear it’s a variation on a theme that ultimately didn’t do much for the state.

Starting in the Feb. 27 presidential primary, voters will have the option to vote in-person at least nine days before Election Day. But that isn’t the only change — here’s a look at what’s coming

Bridge Michigan analyzed House maps under consideration to replace those deemed illegal. The new districts are less overwhelmingly Democratic and far more homogenous racially.

Mai Xiong and Peter Herzberg won Democratic special election primaries in the 13th and 25th state House districts. They will advance to the general election in April, the last step in replacing two lawmakers who stepped down for local office and breaking a House tie.