Elections

What should Michigan voters be paying attention to in the governor and U.S. Senate races as the midterms get closer? Plus, a new book that explores a giant in the avant-garde literary scene—that operated out of Michigan for three decades. And how one city block in Detroit is annually transformed into a corner of the Star Wars universe every year.

But as it turns out, there's a war going on. Actually, multiple ones. And if you are listening to the rhetoric coming out the Trump administration, there are more coming.

Terri DeBoer has been on West Michigan televisions for more than three decades. Now she says she's running as a Republican to represent Grand Rapids in Congress.

An inside look at the proposals aiming for Michigan’s November ballot - from property taxes and school funding to voter ID and minimum wage - and where the campaigns stand now.

Former Chicago Mayor, Obama Administration White House Chief of Staff, member of Congress, U.S. ambassador to Japan and possible Democratic presidential candidate Rahm Emanuel slipped into Michigan for a day, to test the waters for a presidential run — including an address Tuesday to the Detroit Economic Club.

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s comments came after President Donald Trump said earlier this week that Republicans in the federal government should “nationalize” the 2026 elections.

Voters in the Saginaw Bay region made their decision Tuesday night in the long-awaited special primary elections for Michigan's open state Senate seat.

Dive into Michigan's 2026 political landscape with top stories to watch in the new year: gubernatorial and Senate elections, a constitutional convention ballot question, and Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s legacy.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Speaker of the House Matt Hall, and Attorney General Dana Nessel all made news in 2025. A look back at the year in Michigan politics… and what’s in store in the new year.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer was unanimously selected this weekend to be the Vice Chair of the Democratic Governors Association. What does this tell us about her political future and ambitions for higher office?