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As the 2026 midterms approach, U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Charlotte)'s campaign team is turning its attention to an East Lansing High School (ELHS) political club.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Leonard announced that, if elected governor, he will appoint an Ambassador to the Upper Peninsula and establish a dedicated executive office presence, giving Yoopers a direct line to the Governor’s Office.

A trade association cautioned about the impact on app developers as states consider laws requiring app stores to verify users’ ages before downloading certain apps. 

Facing a $1.8 billion budget hole going into Fiscal Year (FY) 2027, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proposed on Wednesday an $88.1 billion spending plan based on roughly $800 million in tax increases, $630 million in cuts and $400 million from the rainy day fund.

“How many of you guys think this plan has merit?” said 2026 gubernatorial candidate Mike Duggan.

U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Holly) said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s prosecutors failed to get a grand jury indictment against her for her role in a 90-second social media video reminding Armed Services members they should disobey illegal orders.

Musician Robert Ritchie, known by his stage name Kid Rock, endorsed John James (R-Shelby Township)' Republican bid to run for governor hours before his performance at a Turning Point USA event for the Super Bowl halftime show.

In a post on Truth Social on Monday, President Donald Trump said Canada has treated the United States unfairly for decades and claimed the Gordie Howe Bridge was built with little U.S. content and that Canada must come to the negotiating table before the project is allowed to open.

It's old news that America today is deeply divided along a lot of different fault lines.

Artificial intelligence is being used by campaigns in the 2026 election cycle. It is new territory and its usage is plowing new ground.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Perry Johnson will urge viewers as part of a $3 million advertising buy to change the channel during halftime of Sunday's Super Bowl to the “Turning Point All American Halftime Show” instead of the NFL's official Bad Bunny halftime show.

President Donald Trump's suggestion in the Oval Office Wednesday that federal officials should step in to administer elections in Detroit drew swift, same-day condemnations from top Democratic leaders in Michigan.

Attorney General Dana Nessel launched a new reporting form to collect information from residents regarding immigration action in Michigan.

Michigan's last four governors called for folks to dial back the vitriol in today's politics, with each taking a unique twist on the subject of civility during a special lunchtime panel put on by the Ford Presidential Foundation and Michiganders for Civic Resilience.

The objectives of ensuring candidates and elected officials' privacy while also making their areas of residence more transparent to voters might seem to be somewhat in tension. A Rachelle Smit (R-Shelbyville) bill looks to move toward both.

Democrat Chedrick Greene, a Saginaw fire captain, and Republican Saginaw attorney Jason Tunney won their respective primaries Tuesday night in the 35th Senate District covering Michigan's competitive tri-cities and advance to the May 5 special General Election.

U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Detroit), the deep-pocketed entrepreneur who has financed his entire political career from his own checkbook, reported raising one $2,500 donation from his own district in the Oct. 1-Dec. 31 reporting quarter.

The Aug. 4 primaries are 183 days for Michigan, and MIRS recently looked at some contested primaries to watch in the state Senate, as 18 of the chamber's 38 seats will for certain not have incumbents running for reelection in them.

As of Jan. 30, only three congressional candidates have submitted signatures to qualify for Michigan's 2026 primary election, a slowdown that one election compliance professional said is not unusual this far out from the filing deadline.  

Lawsuits against the Department of Environment, Great Lakes & Energy (EGLE) arising out of elevated lead levels in Benton Harbor water will continue after an appeals panel denied the state’s request to dismiss the cases.