Dark money groups are helping fund a potential Michigan ballot proposal to ban political spending by utilities and fighting a proposal to convene a constitutional convention.
Michigan Government
Citizens cannot do their job of running their government if they don’t know what their public servants are doing.
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Michigan prisons ‘in a death spiral’ as officer vacancies, overtime pile up
Things are especially dire in the Upper Peninsula, where a quarter of prisoners are housed but nearly three-fourths of staff assaults happen and as many as 1 in 3 positions are open.
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Michigan not alone in prison crisis: ‘There’s no one silver bullet’
Michigan has tried raises, bonuses, and prison safety initiatives, but nothing has moved the needle on corrections officers vacancies. No state has found a lasting solution.
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Michigan clerk’s ‘corrective audit’ confuses voters facing cancellation
Victoria Bishop sees her election as a mandate to clean up the voter roll, but voters aren’t sure why they were flagged for removal.
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Watch: Bridge Michigan reporter talks legislative gridlock on WJR
Michigan’s politically divided Legislature finalized seven bills in the first three months of the year, another historically slow pace. Bridge reporter Jordyn Hermani joined WJR’s Kevin Dietz to discuss.
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Michigan House slashes U-M, MSU funding in $76B budget
Michigan House Republicans worked late into the night to approve a $76 billion spending plan that includes steep cuts for the state’s biggest research universities.
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Who’s running for Michigan governor: Tom Leonard drops out
Michigan voters will elect a new governor in 2026. See which candidates are already lining up to run.
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Ex-Michigan party leaders: Time to ditch nominating conventions
Following a combative Michigan Democratic Party convention, a bipartisan duo is pushing a plan to let voters nominate attorney general and secretary of state candidates through primary elections instead.
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9 governor hopefuls to make Michigan ballot — if their signatures are valid
Disqualified four years ago, Perry Johnson was the eighth of nine major party gubernatorial candidate to file signatures required to make this year’s Michigan ballot. Independent Mike Duggan has until July.
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Small grants made a big difference in rural Michigan. Then the money stopped
Rural Readiness grants helped kickstart projects to address housing, health and child care shortages until state funding dried up. Their future remains uncertain in a tight budget.