Michigan politics

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.

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said in Michigan, Black women are nearly three times as likely to die from pregnancy-related causes as white women.

The group included two Democrats, one Republican, and one Independent. Everyone across the political spectrum generally agreed that teachers need more help in the form of school counselors and other support staff.

Former Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives and Republican candidate for governor, Tom Leonard, says he's concerned that the energy these centers use will drive up utility rates.

The lawsuit filed by Right to Life of Michigan and the Pregnancy Resource Center alleges a 2023 state law that expanded the definition of “sex” to protect against discrimination based on terminating a pregnancy infringes on constitutional free speech protections.

The outcome of the May 5th general election could have big implications for the state Senate, as Democrats hold only a one-seat majority.

The secretary of state's office investigated 15 voter registrations that the Macomb County clerk flagged as possibly noncitizens.