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Few details were offered as the governor-elect begins putting together a transition team and plan for her first 100 days in office.
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The Mackinac Center for Public Policy argues provisions of the proposal violate the First Amendment. It filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday. -
Follow Michigan Election 2026 with race calls and live reporting from Michigan Public journalists at polling places, campaign headquarters, and vote-counting centers across the state. -
The district, which includes Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, and parts of the lakeshore, has long been held by Republicans. -
The seat was up for grabs after Republican Congressman John James announced his bid for the state's gubernatorial election. -
The Democratic incumbent defeated Republican Thomas Smith with over 55% of the vote. -
Voters approved a millages for the Detroit Zoo, the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, the Detroit Historical Museum, and the Dossin Great Lakes Museum on Belle Isle. -
Republican Bill Huizenga has served in the district since 2010. -
Michigan's first Muslim senator-elect, Abdul El-Sayed, discusses his historic victory, an unlikely agreement with Trump on Israel military aid and the political divisions that remain. -
Michigan 7th District election results: William Lawrence and Tom Barrett race remains uncalled. -
Proposal E would have created a municipal utility board to direct and manage the establishment of a city-owned electricity provider. -
Voters in a state house district on the shores of Lake Michigan elected a Democrat to a seat typically held by Republicans. -
Democrat Eli Savit defeats Republican Doug Lloyd in the Michigan Attorney General race in the 2026 midterm election.
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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Incumbents Megan Cavanagh and Noah Hood were elected to seats on the Michigan Supreme Court in the 2026 midterm election. -
Democrat Abdul El-Sayed has defeated Republican Mike Rogers in the race for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat in the 2026 midterm election. -
Democrat Garlin Gilchrist defeats Republican Anthony Forlini in the Michigan Secretary of State race in the 2026 midterm election. -
Democrat Jocelyn Benson has defeated Republican John James in the Michigan governor's race in the 2026 midterm election. -
Democratic candidate Christina Hines and Republican candidate Michael Bouchard compete for the metro Detroit-area seat that was left open when Congressman John James announced he’s running for governor.
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What's happening behind the scenes with absentee ballot tabulation? Also: a new music venue in west Michigan catches fire for noise complaints. And we met the creators of a film chronicling an open-water swim in memory of the Edmund Fitzgerald. -
Progressive Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers are competing for Michigan’s open Senate seat in a race that could help determine control of the chamber. -
Get all the information you need, including candidate interviews and where they stand on issues, for the midterm election happening Nov. 3, 2026. -
MSU's policy was updated last spring and now includes a clause requiring trustees to support board decisions, which some view as a loyalty clause. -
Michigan began early tabulation for absentee ballots in 2024. But there are still times when election results are delayed in the hours, or even days, after polls have closed. -
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. -
Michigan lawmakers introduced legislation, Senate Bill 1035 and House Bill 6092, that would modernize the state’s 2001 post-conviction DNA testing law, which advocates say creates barriers for wrongfully convicted people seeking to prove their innocence. -
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. -
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. -
Residents on this remote island say they're tired of national issues — but they'll vote on a school millage and local government races.
