The Michigan Department of State released a report last week celebrating the state’s increased voter turnout and attributing it to new statewide policies.

Fifteen Michigan Republicans accused of trying to help overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss still don’t know whether they’ll head to trial. A judge has scheduled a hearing for September.

Members of the Michigan Board of State Canvassers on Thursday walked back their approval for a proposal to raise taxes on the wealthy to better fund the state’s public schools following a controversy surrounding changes to the petition language.

The Michigan Department of State (MDOS) released a new report on Thursday on county-level voter turnout from the state’s first presidential election after Michigan voters passed new accessible voting options under Proposal 2022-2.

The Michigan Board of Canvassers approved language and 100-word summary for a proposed constitutional amendment that would bring ranked choice voting to the state. Rank MI Vote must collect 446,198 valid signatures over the next six months to get the amendment on the November 2026 ballot, per a press release.

Rogers ran for U.S. Senate against Democrat Elissa Slotkin in November but lost despite Trump carrying the state. Stevens was first elected to a Detroit swing district in the 2018 midterms, while McMorrow rose to national prominence in 2022 after a speech she made defending the LGBTQ+ community went viral.

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Michigan voters turned out in historic numbers for the 2024 presidential election, according to a new report released by the Michigan Department of State (MDOS).

A third Democrat has announced a bid to run against Michigan Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett in one of the battleground state's most competitive districts.

Former Michigan gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon says she will not run for governor or U.S. Senate in the upcoming 2026 mid-term election.

Michigan Democrat Mallory McMorrow reported the most donations, followed by Abdul El-Sayed. Rep. Haley Stevens, though, has the biggest bank account.

(The Center Square) – Michigan’s unemployment is the second highest nationally, according to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. With Michigan’s unemployment rate at 5.4% in May, Nevada is the only state with higher unemployment at 5.5%. Down just 0.1% from the previous month, 276,547 Michiganders remain unemployed.