Michigan business leaders gathered in Detroit to hear from Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jocelyn Benson and Republican gubernatorial candidate John James, who are vying to replace term-limited Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
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The Michigan Supreme Court has shut down a political advocacy group’s final attempt to get a voter citizenship amendment on the ballot this November.
Michigan voters were asked in a recent poll how they felt about the upcoming November general election. A portion of those questions focused on the gubernatorial race.
Vice President JD Vance campaigned in Sterling Heights, urging Republicans to vote in November and criticizing Democratic candidates as extreme.
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jocelyn Benson announced Wednesday that Michigan Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks will join her ticket as the candidate for lieutenant governor, setting up a November contest that will feature two prominent legislative figures as running mates.
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson accepted the Democratic nomination for governor, telling supporters the general election will center on whether state government works for everyday residents or powerful political and corporate interests.
U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and progressive Abdul El-Sayed are in a close race for the Democratic Senate nomination in Michigan.
Abdul El-Sayed’s victory in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary is the latest and perhaps biggest example yet that the party’s voters are looking to turn the page on establishment-backed candidates in must-win battlegrounds.
Michigan voters will decide a competitive Democratic U.S. Senate primary Tuesday in a contest that will have major implications for control of the chamber next year.
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.
The primary election in Michigan is nearly two months away, and two candidates are running for secretary of state.
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.
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 Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist announced he withdrew his name from the 2026 gubernatorial race. Instead, he’s running for Secretary of State.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The centerpiece election legislation from congressional Republicans would require voters to prove their citizenship when registering.
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.
Genesee County Chris Swanson has told The Associated Press he's launching a Democratic bid to be Michigan's next governor.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
