Politics

Michigan’s 35th state Senate seat has been vacant since January. Candidates from both parties have entered the race, though a special election date has not yet been set.

The money was slotted for stream restoration and farmland preservation across the region.

Democrat Brandell Adams joins the race for Michigan’s vacant 35th state Senate district seat, which represents Bay City, Midland and Saginaw. Pressure has been mounting on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to call a special election. The seat, unfilled since January, could shift the balance of power in the state Senate.

New research identified rural hospitals across the United States that are at risk of closing due to the Medicaid cuts, and McLaren Central Michigan in Mount Pleasant is one of them.

U.S. Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Bay City) spoke out against a proposed $900 billion cut to Medicaid, warning it could displace seniors, close rural hospitals and burdened local governments.

Around 2,000 protesters marched from Grove Park to the Central Park Bandshell in Midland Saturday as part of the national “No Kings” movement, a coordinated, peaceful protest day calling for the rejection of authoritarianism and political corruption.

Mid-Michigan cities are joining a nationwide protest movement on June 14 known as “No Kings.” Organizers say the demonstrations, planned in more than 1,500 locations, are a response to authoritarianism. The events coincide with Flag Day and President Donald Trump’s birthday.

Great Lakes Bay Pride is expanding its regional Pride Month programming with nine events and a new festival location in Saginaw. Organizers say the celebrations are more important than ever amid rising anti-LGBTQ+ legislation nationwide.

U.S. Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Bay City) is requesting new federal funding proposals to expand addiction recovery services and medical training in mid-Michigan. She says the projects would support residential treatment for women, bring mobile simulation training to VA facilities and address health care access gaps in rural communities.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer says face time with Trump, including a now-famously awkward Oval Office encounter, was worth it to win 21 new fighter jets in Macomb County.