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Michigan Democrats are scrambling to refocus voters' attention and move past a stunning defection in one of the nation’s most closely watched Senate races.
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Efforts to control the invasive "coiled menace" appear to be working, according to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. To keep the momentum going amid climate impacts, experts said continued research and investment is needed.
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The districts that will decide control of the House and Senate next year are spread across the country. Voting officials in those places may face scrutiny and pressure they've never experienced.
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The Detroit Zoo is seeking a renewal of its millage, and the Charles Wright Museum of African American History and the Detroit Historical Society are seeking their first ever millage.
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Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed’s former opponent in the U.S. Senate primary, Haley Stevens, has stunned party officials by endorsing Republican Mike Rogers.
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Residents on this remote island say they're tired of national issues — but they'll vote on a school millage and local government races.
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Daylight saving time ends Sunday, Nov. 1. Here is when to set clocks back, the history of the time change, and where permanent daylight saving time bills stand.
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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is seeking a rehearing with state utility regulators over the approval of an electric service contract for Google's hyperscale data center in Van Buren Township.
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An ad campaign targeting Black voters in Michigan’s U.S. Senate race has ties to a PR firm that was criticized for deceptive practices during the Flint water crisis.
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Cookies or bread made from scratch sound great, and raise the question of what the scratch is.
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Control of Congress runs through mid-Michigan, where U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett and his Democratic challenger William Lawrence are locked in a tough battle for one of the closest U.S. House seats.
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Four more people have been charged with participating in a criminal intimidation campaign against University of Michigan officials to try to force the school to cut financial ties to Israel.
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A panel of experts from Michigan Public, Bridge Detroit, and Planet Detroit discuss what they're watching in the 2026 midterm election and the possible ramifications.
The Dish, hosted by Mercedes Mejia, brings you behind the scenes with Michigan’s most inspiring chefs and culinary talents. Learn how food connects these chefs to their cultures, and strengthens our communities, one dish at a time.
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In 1931, revised state laws in Michigan outlawed games of chance with a monetary reward — including pinball.
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The 2026 midterm elections have been marked by increasingly heated rhetoric and partisanship.
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Now that the blow-up between the Detroit Red Wings and star center Dylan Larkin has gone nuclear, how can the team try to salvage the trade nobody wanted?
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Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed will campaign in Detroit alongside former primary rival Rep. Haley Stevens. This marks their first public appearance together in months.
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Michigan voters are deciding a long list of contests that could swing the balance of power in Washington as well as in the state capitol in Lansing. Michigan is a competitive electoral battleground with fiercely contested Senate and House seats at stake as well as the governor's office and the state Legislature.
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Where Latino voters are poised to influence Michigan elections, Red Wings poised to trade star center Dylan Larkin, one visually-impaired voter shares his experience with the ballot, and we share some love for Nobel Prize-winning poet Anne Carson.
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The Detroit Red Wings have suspended Dylan Larkin without pay and taken him off the roster after they said he told the team he will no longer play for the franchise.
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Need something to do this weekend? Michigan Public is here to help! Check out some of these fun, interesting, and timely events across Michigan from October 30 - November 2.
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A ballot proposal, Proposal E, to establish a board to run a city-owned utility in Ann Arbor already prevailed in a lawsuit filed by a group backed by DTE Energy. Now, the city itself is suing to declare the proposal invalid - days before the election.
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Allison Tingwall, of Chicago Public Schools, will be the next superintendent of Grand Rapids Public Schools.
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As November’s midterms approach, there is a shadow hanging over these elections that's difficult to ignore. Many Americans are worried about more than who will win: They wonder if President Trump and his supporters will accept the results if Republicans lose.
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Election Day is Nov. 3, and with that comes an opportunity to display your civic participation via one of several “I Voted” stickers. Here are the options.
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Jewish voters in Michigan tend to support Democrats. But even some stalwart Democrats feel ambivalent about their party’s candidate for Senate.
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This midterm election, Donna Brandenburg is representing U.S. Taxpayers Party in her run for Michigan governor.
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Michigan House Republicans see a chance to flip a Grand Rapids-area district red this election, despite the national political environment generally favoring Democrats.