Michigan politics

Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is the former Wayne County Health Director. He's campaigning on Michigan State University's campus with influencer Hasan Piker.

Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens (D, MI-11) is introducing new legislation to bring back thousands of jobs at the Social Security Administration.

A close mayoral election in 2025 shows how campaigns can earn more votes by reminding voters to fix issues with their signatures on absentee ballot envelopes.

The May 5 special election between Republican Jason Tunney and Democrat Chedrick Greene will determine if Senate Democrats will be able to hold a one-seat majority in Lansing.

Democrat Chedrick Greene and Republican Jason Tunney both held campaign events in Midland on Wednesday to rally support for a special election on May 5 that will determine if Democrats in the Michigan Senate will be able to maintain their one-seat majority.

The vote in the U.S. House of Representatives fell mostly along party lines and failed by a handful of votes, 212-219.

Four candidates have confirmed their attendance. They do not include Democratic candidate Callie Barr, who was Michigan 1st Congressional District nominee in 2024, and incumbent Rep. Jack Bergman (R-Watersmeet).

A national Democratic party group is focusing resources on Michigan’s 35th state Senate District. Analysts have framed the mid-Michigan area as a bellwether for the country’s political climate.

They were there to evaluate conditions at the facility and make inquiries into the death of a 56-year-old man in detention there in December.

As policymakers in Lansing debate lowering property taxes, a campaign to do away with them entirely is checking to see if it might qualify for the November ballot.