Elections

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed laws this week that put new rules in place over how, and when, lawmakers can request earmarks - otherwise known as pork-barrel spending. But, will it really add transparency to Lansing’s budget process?

Michigan Republican lawmakers have asked the DOJ to oversee the state’s 2026 elections, claiming a conflict of interest as Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson runs for governor. The move heightens tensions over election management ahead of a high-stakes election year.

Voters in Southfield will decide between longtime incumbent Kenson Siver and former city council president Sylvia Jordan in the nonpartisan race for the city’s next mayor.

An MSU professor joins us to discuss the stakes for Detroit in next week’s mayoral election. A woman whose boyfriend was arrested by ICE shares their experience. A northern Michigan author discusses her new spooky book set in the Upper Peninsula. And, listener responses to On Hand.

Facing backlash over the state’s new marijuana wholesale tax, Michigan lawmakers are looking into new regulations that could stabilize the overcrowded cannabis market. Plus, Detroit Metro Airport says no thanks to Kristi Noem’s “partisan video” on federal government shutdown.

The Detroit mayoral candidates debated some of the challenges the city faces.

Detroit's Department of Transportation is offering free bus rides all day on Election Day. No ID or reason is required.

Matt Maasdam is set to face Bridget Brink in the Democratic primary, a former ambassador to Ukraine who resigned in protest of President Donald Trump’s foreign policy.

Nine people are running to become Detroit’s next mayor — the first new person to hold the office in over a decade.

First, a look at who's who in Detroit's mayoral election. Then, why the University of Michigan's Symphonic Band may be coming to your town. Plus, a historical fiction novel about a storied, Northern Michigan asylum.