The DeVos family is again funding Republican efforts to flip the Michigan House, but labor unions are back to help Democrats try to retain their two-seat majority.
Michigan voters still have multiple options for voting in the Tuesday primary, which will decide Democratic and Republican races for Congress, U.S. Senate, the state House and more.
The president of the organization that fought for a higher minimum wage in Michigan says it has widespread support and won’t lead to massive restaurant closures threatened by business interests.
Minimum wage workers and tipped employees face an immediate pay boost in February after a court ruling on Wednesday. Businesses say the effects could be dire; unclear is whether the Legislature will step in.
Hillary Scholten is the first Democrat to represent the Grand Rapids region in Congress in four decades. Republicans Michael Markey and Paul Hudson want the seat back but are mired in a bitter fight.
A Michigander who became friends with JD Vance at Yale Law School is releasing years of email correspondence and accusing him of ‘political opportunism’
Michigan’s Arab American community had threatened to sit out the November election over President Joe Biden’s backing of Israel. They are considering support for Harris, but wary of her possible vice president pick.
Michigan has awarded nearly $11 million in disaster relief to 17 counties affected by storms and rapid snowmelt. That includes four counties where tornadoes struck in May. FEMA has denied a request for federal aid.
In her pivot to presidential candidate, Kamala Harris has quickly amassed support from Michigan delegates. Bridge reporters discuss what her candidacy could mean for down-ticket state races.
As support consolidates around former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers in the U.S. Senate Republican primary, most observers say the August matchup is essentially a foregone conclusion that will pit Rogers against Democratic front-runner Elissa Slotkin in November.
