Michigan politics

When a state board met Monday to certify that President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump won the Democratic and Republican primaries, it also heard that most voters cast their ballots before election day.

A new website hosts newly-required financial reports for Michigan elected officials and candidates for office.

The bills would require so-called “dark money” groups with ties to officials and campaigns to register with the Secretary of State, starting in 2026.

All but one of Michigan's U.S. Representatives voted in favor of a bill that could remove the popular social media platform Tik-Tok from app stores.

A state House committee held its first hearing Tuesday on proposed amendments to Michigan’s exoneration law. One of the bills would allow defendants who pleaded guilty to ask a court to order DNA tests as part of an effort to reverse a conviction.

The latest proposal involves a new bipartisan committee to set the agenda for which bills come up for House votes. Normally the majority party sets the agenda on its own.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer will consider whether to act under a rarely used state law to dismiss public officials for misconduct.

Former President Donald Trump swept Michigan Republican caucuses held this weekend in Grand Rapids. That’s despite a bitter rift in the GOP over a change in the state party leadership.

Michigan Republicans have resolved a dispute that appeared headed toward dueling caucuses in Detroit and Grand Rapids. But now a new insurgency is brewing.

After a bitter internal dispute over who was leading the Michigan Republican Party, the Republican National Committee says Kristina Karamo is out, and Pete Hoekstra is in.