Local downballot issues we're following
Across the state, local communities will be voting on proposals, millages, and other downballot issues that will impact residents. Here are the races our newsroom is following.
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Just over half of the school bond proposals on the ballot in 2024 were rejected by voters. About a quarter of the proposals were repeat attempts after previous failures. -
Across the state voters will decide what their communities should do with marijuana sales, school or library funding, public safety, elections, energy, and more. -
Dozens of Michigan communities are voting on school funding questions this November. This guide can help you figure out the school bond, sinking fund or millage question on your ballot. -
Proposal A on the city of Ann Arbor's ballot asks voters if they want to authorize a "Sustainable Energy Utility." -
Library funding questions are being posed to voters in many Michigan communities. Sometimes, those voters reject their requests. Here's what you need to know about the library millage on your ballot. -
Marijuana keeps popping up on ballots in Michigan six years after voters chose to legalize the drug for adult recreational use, highlighting the controversy still surrounding pot in some communities. -
Gongwer News Service President Zach Gorchow joined Morning Edition host Doug Tribou to look at some of Michigan's key legislative and congressional races. -
Saginaw residents will vote on a "Back the Blue" city charter amendment. MLive reporter Justin Engel told Michigan Public about its origins and legal questions it has raised. -
Proposal C — first championed by former city council members who lost their seats during primaries — would eliminate primaries and make Ann Arbor's elections non-partisan. -
In November, residents of Ingham County, which includes Lansing, will vote on a millage for affordable housing. County Treasurer Alan Fox spoke with Michigan Public.
