poll workers

This week on The Mids, Michigan Public's Dustin Dwyer attends a poll worker training in Grand Rapids and shares his insights.

Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum says a lawsuit Republicans filed against Lansing election officials could be a warning shot for renewed election denialism ahead of November's midterms.

A new statewide effort aims to shore up a critical part of our democracy: poll workers. Also, a look at the strange history of animal bounties in Michigan. And an answer to a very Michigan question: Is Superman ice cream from here?

The Michigan Secretary of State denied a GOP request for volunteer poll worker records, saying their private information should not be publicly released.

The secretary of state's office investigated 15 voter registrations that the Macomb County clerk flagged as possibly noncitizens.

The GOP lawmakers say federal oversight is needed because Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has a conflict of interest since she is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor. One of the letter’s signers is Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt, who is seeking his party’s nomination.

The Supreme Court ruling means a Republican lawsuit alleging the city of Flint didn't hire enough Republican inspectors ahead of the 2022 general election will continue.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed bills Tuesday to outlaw the open carry of guns near polling places and absentee ballot counting boards.

The logistics of Michigan's earliest-ever presidential primary this month, a nonprofit in Southfield that offers respite vouchers for caregivers, and an upcoming play about six fraternity brothers at a historically Black university.

New bills signed into law regarding elections, an up and coming Detroit musician blending hip hop and soul music, and what happens when pet goldfish are released into the Great Lakes.