Michigan politics

Senator Bernie Sanders made several stops across Michigan this weekend alongside United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain to stump for Vice President Kamala Harris.

Both VP candidates hope to appeal to working-class voters in states like Michigan. Harbor Springs voters told us specifics will be key in Tuesday’s debate.

Vying for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat in the upcoming November election, Republican Mike Rogers is making an electric vehicle battery plant a priority on the campaign trail. Rogers said he will do everything he can to make sure the facility in Mecosta County does not become a reality if he's elected.

Both of the winners were the favorites in their respective races. They will face off in November to represent the toss-up district.

State Sen. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Bay City), who is in her first term in the statehouse, won the Democratic primary in Michigan's 8th Congressional District.

Paul Junge, who previously served in Trump administration and worked as a TV news anchor, won the Republican nomination for Michigan's 8th Congressional District Tuesday evening.

Former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, who represented Michigan's 8th Congressional District from 2001 to 2015, won the Republican primary election for an open U.S. Senate seat Tuesday.

U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Lansing), who represents Michigan's 7th Congressional District, won the Michigan Democratic Party's nomination for U.S. Senate Tuesday evening.

Pugh says her background in public health and education in Saginaw and Flint makes her qualified to represent Michigan's 8th congressional district.

Advocates called on state lawmakers to pass a series of stalled criminal justice reform bills during a rally in Lansing on Tuesday. Some pieces of the legislation include bills to end the practice of sentencing young people to life in prison without parole, allow for incarcerated people to shorten their prison terms by earning good time and productivity credits, and providing a chance for resentencing after ten years.