Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Cox has filed a lawsuit against Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, who is also running to be Michigan’s next governor, alleging her office has failed to produce public records related to her past involvement with the Southern Poverty Law Center despite a Freedom of Information Act request filed nearly three months ago.

Michigan Democratic voters were asked in a recent poll which Democratic candidate in the gubernatorial race they would vote for in the 2026 primary election.

Michigan is preparing to spend a record $22.9 billion on K-12 education during the next school year, marking the largest school aid budget in state history.

Candidates in the 2026 Michigan gubernatorial race, Democrat and Republican, had a chance to talk to Local 4 on their priorities and visions if elected as governor.

The Trumps administration has been ramping up pressure on state election officials to make sure noncitizens aren't registered to vote.

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Attorney General Dana Nessel are responding to letters from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division requesting election-related documents from three Michigan municipalities ahead of the August 2026 primary election.

Michigan can keep a lid on the personal information of registered voters.

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson unveiled the new plates in a video posted to social media on Thursday.

The primary election in Michigan is nearly two months away, and two candidates are running for secretary of state.

Here’s a look at the candidates you will see on the 2026 primary election ballot.

Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan says he is suspending his campaign for Michigan governor, citing an increasingly “toxic” political climate due to President Donald Trump’s war with Iran and skyrocketing gas prices.

Michigan Republicans once viewed 2026 as their best chance to reclaim power in the battleground state.

The Justice Department is asking Wayne County to turn over every ballot from last November’s presidential election, and Michigan’s top Democrats say the request doesn’t make sense.

Michigan’s famous “I Voted” sticker contest has returned for the November 2026 election, and entries are now being accepted.

A federal judge in Michigan has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Department of Justice that sought to obtain access to Michigan's voter rolls, marking the latest set back to President Donald Trump's administration as it seeks voter data from a variety of states.

Aggressive immigration enforcement in Minnesota, which resulted in the shooting deaths of two U.S. citizens by federal agents, and this week’s FBI search of an election office in Georgia have Democratic election officials concerned about what could be in store for this fall’s midterm elections.

A Michigan Republican businessman has joined a crowded field of candidates vying for to be the state's next governor.

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Four African American employees of the Michigan Department of State have filed a lawsuit in Wayne County Circuit Court, accusing the agency and several senior officials of a pattern and practice of race-based discrimination, retaliation for complaining about unfair treatment, and a racially hostile workplace.

Michigan voters were asked in a recent poll how they felt about the 2026 gubernatorial race.

Michigan Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist announced he withdrew his name from the 2026 gubernatorial race. Instead, he’s running for Secretary of State.

On Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, Roosevelt Park in Detroit held one of many “No Kings” rallies taking place across Michigan and the United States.

Here are what Michigan Republicans are saying in response to Saturday’s ‘No Kings’ protests.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has been a career Democrat in the battleground state of Michigan but is now planning to run for governor as an independent.

Republican Tudor Dixon announced that she will not be running for Michigan governor or U.S. Senate in 2026.

Michigan lawmakers are among 45 elected officials named on an alleged hit list discovered during the investigation of the suspect in the shooting of two Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses.

Here’s a look at the candidates running for Michigan’s governor as of June 17, 2025

Two of Michigan’s Gubernatorial candidates are clashing on social media following President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard and U.S. Marines to Los Angeles to respond to growing unrest tied to immigration enforcement protests that have turned violent.

The Republican-controlled Michigan House of Representatives is filing a lawsuit against Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.

Democrat Gretchen Whitmer touted her accomplishments as Michigan's governor as she passes the midpoint of her second term and is continuously floated as a potential 2028 presidential candidate.

A federal court affirmed that Michigan’s process for removing voter registrations of people who have died is “more than reasonable.”

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is running for governor in 2026 and sharing new anecdotes in her upcoming political memoir, “The Purposeful Warrior,” including her experience with miscarriage.

Former Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox is launching a Republican bid for governor.

Here’s a look at the candidates running for Whitmer’s position as of March 15, 2025

Voting rights groups warn legislation passed by the House requiring documentary proof of U.S. citizenship for anyone registering to vote could disenfranchise millions of Americans.

Here is a list of interviews with candidates to become Michigan's governor.

Here’s a look at the candidates running for Whitmer’s position as of March 15, 2025

Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II is running to become the state's next Democratic governor.

The centerpiece election legislation from congressional Republicans would require voters to prove their citizenship when registering.

There are now five candidates running for Michigan’s governor in the 2026 election.

Staffers at the nation’s cybersecurity agency whose job is to ensure the security of U.S. elections have been placed on administrative leave, jeopardizing critical support provided to state and local election offices across the country.

Some high-profile names have already launched their campaigns in the race for Michigan’s governor in 2026.

Genesee County Chris Swanson has told The Associated Press he's launching a Democratic bid to be Michigan's next governor.

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson officially joined the race for governor.

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Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced that she will run for governor in 2026.

Republicans in Congress plan to move quickly in their effort to overhaul the nation’s voting procedures, seeing an opportunity with control of the White House and both chambers of Congress.

Michigan Democrats are charting their path forward after significant setbacks in the 2024 election.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, a longtime Democrat, says he'll run for Michigan governor in 2026 as an independent because “there are a lot of people in this country who are tired of both” the Democratic and Republican parties.

Michigan Board of State Canvassers certified the 2024 General Election results in the state on Friday.

A non-U.S. citizen is facing charges for illegally casting a ballot at an early voting Ann Arbor site on Sunday.

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson shared a list of free and discounted rides available for voters ahead of Election Day.

Courts in Michigan and North Carolina on Monday rejected attempts by Republicans to disqualify the ballots of certain overseas voters.

With about two weeks before Election Day, the state of Michigan reported there were more than 1,804,238 absentee ballots returned. So far, 2,506 ballots cast during early voting.

The November election is less than three weeks away and Saturday marked the first day of in-person early voting in Detroit.

After 2020, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson leaves nothing to chance for this upcoming general election.

After 2020, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson leaves nothing to chance for this upcoming general election.

Top election officials from two presidential swing states are pleading for more federal money even as they say they're confident in their preparations for November's vote.

The highest courts in two states have ruled differently on efforts by Robert F.

A Michigan judge has ruled that Robert F.

A judge has ruled that independent presidential candidate Cornel West must appear on the Michigan ballot.

Donald Trump’s campaign is largely leaving paid canvassing and get-out-the-vote efforts to outside groups like America PAC, funded in part by Elon Musk.

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says she was targeted with violent threats and hateful rhetoric twice in 48 hours in a disturbing "Swatting" attack.

The first weekend of in-person early voting has officially passed, and more than 10,000 people took advantage.

Conservative groups are systematically attempting to challenge large numbers of voter registrations across the country before the presidential election.

Ahead of the primary, more than one million ballots have been cast in Michigan, according to Michigan's Secretary of State.

Michigan voters are poised to cast ballots in their respective presidential primaries on Tuesday but a feeling of voter apathy has swept over the state.

With election season already underway, some state election officials are expressing frustration that Congress has yet to allocate federal money they have come to rely on.

Thousands of Michigan voters cast their ballots on the first day of early in-person voting.

Michigan has started to roll out new driver’s licenses and IDs that have enhanced security technology. Here’s everything you need to know.

Michigan has started to roll out new driver’s licenses and IDs, with enhanced security technology.

Michigan is introducing new license plates and driver’s licenses next year, including a throwback.

New Michigan license plates and driver’s licenses will be released in 2024, including the return of a throwback color plate.

New Michigan license plates and driver’s licenses will be released in 2024, including the return of a throwback color plate.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is expected to sign legislation in the coming days aimed at curbing deceptive uses of artificial intelligence and manipulated media.

Attorneys for a group of Michigan activists are asking the state Supreme Court to hear an appeal of a lower court’s ruling that would allow former President Donald Trump’s name on the state’s presidential primary ballot.

A push is taking place in several states to prevent former President Donald Trump from being on the presidential primary ballot, and Michigan is one.

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A judge in Michigan has heard arguments Thursday on whether Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has the authority to keep Donald Trump’s name off state ballots for president.

Former President Donald Trump is asking a court to prevent Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson from leaving his name off the 2024 primary ballot.

Efforts to deceive the public about voting and elections remain a top concern for state election officials as they dig into preparations for the 2024 election.

Three people have been charged with forgery and other crimes in an investigation of phony petition signatures that spoiled the candidacies of five Republicans running for Michigan governor in 2022.

A new report shows that young people in Michigan turned out to vote last November at a higher rate than anywhere else in the country.

A bipartisan effort among states to combat voter fraud has found itself in the crosshairs of conspiracy theories fueled by Donald Trump’s false claim about the 2020 presidential election and now faces an uncertain future.

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson was given the Presidential Citizens Award by President Joe Biden on Friday.

The Michigan attorney general says there’s “clear evidence” to pursue charges against pro-Donald Trump Republicans who claimed they were the state’s presidential electors in 2020.

In honor of her “work protecting democracy,” Michigan’s secretary of state is poised to receive a Presidential Citizens Medal on the second anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the nation’s Capitol.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was sworn in alongside other Democratic leaders as she officially began her second term in office after winning reelection in the 2022 midterms.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to be sworn in for second term in office in Lansing on Jan. 1, 2023.

Federal proposals that would have significantly boosted security funding for election offices and heightened penalties for threatening their staff failed to advance this year.

In a letter this week, the head of the Michigan Bureau of Elections used his strongest language yet, telling the attorney for the group behind recount efforts across the state that recent disruptions will not be tolerated.

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says her office has been issued a subpoena in connection with Department of Justice special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation of former President Donald Trump.

Only scattered challenges to certification of the midterm election have been reported in the United States, and not a single one is based on any problems with the accuracy of the results.

Certification of this year’s midterm election results appears to be proceeding smoothly and with little controversy across the country.

This week’s ballot had an unspoken candidate — American democracy.

Michigan Democrats are ushering in a new era of legislative leadership by selecting Winnie Brinks as the Senate’s first female majority leader and Joe Tate as the first Black House speaker.

Incumbent Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has defeated Republican opponent Kristina Karamo in the general election, securing a second term in office, the AP projects.

Michigan’s secretary of state refuted a claim from former President Donald Trump about Detroit’s absentee ballot situation on Election Day.

The countdown is on until Election Day as candidates make their final pleas for votes hours before polls open in Michigan.

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