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Halfway through the year, the It’s Just Politics team takes stock of the first six months of 2026 with a look at the Top Three Michigan politics stories of the year so far.

Following a marathon 20-hour negotiation session, Michigan Medicine nurses reached a tentative contract agreement with the hospital system early Thursday morning.

Amir Makled recently represented an activist charged by the Michigan Attorney General's office in relation to pro-Palestinian protests at the University of Michigan. Now, the civil rights attorney is seeking the Democratic nomination for the U-M's Board of Regents.

The University of Michigan Board of Regents held a special meeting Monday in which it elected Kent Syverud, chancellor of Syracuse University, as U of M's new president.

Ann Arbor Judge J. Cedric Simpson presided over two full days of preliminary exams for seven people charged with resisting arrest and trespassing at a May 21 police raid on an encampment created to call on the university to divest from companies with ties to Israel.

The University of Michigan will re-examine capital projects, ask departments to voluntarily rein in spending on travel, conferences, and consultants, and require new staff and faculty hires to be approved by the U of M President or his executive vice presidents to "buffer against negative, long-term impacts" of what are likely many orders for federal funding cuts ahead.

Authorities say a University of Michigan regent's home was the scene of political vandalism early Monday. Activists calling on UM to divest from companies tied to Israel have targeted officials' private residences.

The university's Board of Regents adopted a policy of "institutional neutrality" but one faculty member said it wasn't clear when certain comments would be allowed.

The Michigan Democratic Party is facing a lawsuit over the results of its University of Michigan Board of Regents nominating contest.

More details on protests happening at the homes of University of Michigan regents. Then, rehabbing a folk art treasure, it’s a visit to Hamtramck Disneyland. And a check-in with the little girl who would not let the world look away from Flint during the water crisis.