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Michigan's August primary electorate may be getting steadily grayer, but 2026 brought a noticeable exception: Voters under 40 showed up in their largest share in nearly three decades.

The Michigan Supreme Court unanimously ruled today that Michigan's current sex offender registry law cannot be applied to people whose registration-triggering crimes occurred before July 1, 2011, finding that doing so amounts to unconstitutional punishment imposed after the fact.

Signs of antisemitism and anti-Muslim rhetoric have sprouted up throughout Michigan's U.S. Senate campaign, but political observers caution against assuming Jewish and Muslim voters will neatly line up behind Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed.

Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jocelyn Benson is proposing a $5,000 caregiver tax credit but, when asked, could not provide a cost estimate or enough eligibility details to calculate one.

Michigan's job market is projected to barely grow over the next decade, but health care occupations are expected to remain in strong demand as the state's population ages.

A 25% pay raise may sound substantial, but for Michigan lawmakers and the governor, it still wouldn't come close to making up for more than two decades of pay falling behind inflation.

(Source: MIRS.news, Published 09/03/2026) In a three-sentence order, the Michigan Supreme Court today denied an appeal challenging certification of the Michiganders for Money Out of Politics ballot committee’s proposal. The court rejected Protect MI Free Speech and James Holcomb’s request to force the Board of State Canvassers to undo its certification, saying it was “not persuaded that it should grant the requested relief.” Protect MI spokesperson John Sellek said the court

Perry Johnson unloaded $32,908,084 of his own money on his unsuccessful 2026 gubernatorial primary bid, according to the campaign's post-primary finance report due today, making it the most expensive self-funded gubernatorial primary campaign in modern Michigan history.

Michigan Victory Fund launched a second broadcast and cable television ad against Jocelyn Benson that is expected to start today across most of the designated market areas (DMAs) of Michigan.

The Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced nearly $1 million in state incentives for an Israel-based drone company to establish its U.S. headquarters in Sterling Heights.

Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, who suspended his independent campaign for governor in May, said on WJR Radio that he "can't imagine" ever running for elected office again. He added that he spoke to long-time Michigan State University (MSU) basketball coach Tom Izzo when the university was seeking a new president.

Democratic nominee Jocelyn Benson is holding a larger lead in the governor's race than Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed has in his contest, according to a new Michigan State University (MSU) poll that shows GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers is performing better than gubernatorial nominee John James.

As U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-sayed bounced around among the different Democratic caucus meetings at Saturday's convention, gubernatorial nominee Jocelyn Benson stayed mostly out of public eyesight.

Vice President JD Vance said during a Macomb County campaign event today that there was "something about Abdul El-Sayed that is very, very evil," in addition to the event touting federal efforts to prevent non-English speakers from becoming commercial truckers.

Republican leaders in Michigan's Indian-American community claimed Abdul El-Sayed – Democrats' U.S. Senate nominee – needs to stop using the vice president's wife as his "political punching bag."

When Michigan's first class of legislators under the state's new term limits law arrived at the Capitol in 1993, nearly seven out of every 10 lawmakers were in their 40s or 50s.

Vice President JD Vance is coming to Sterling Heights on Monday to campaign alongside three Michigan Republican candidates as the party looks to keep President Donald Trump's coalition together going into the midterms.

Holding the speaker's gavel may look powerful from the outside, but four state House leaders said the job often means exhaustion, imperfect choices and a degree of isolation that rank-and-file lawmakers and the public don't always see.

House Republicans voted 57-41 today to create a select committee investigating how the state reviewed petitions for the Americans for Citizen Voting ballot proposal.

Opposition to automated license plate-reading cameras is swiftly becoming an unusual bipartisan issue, drawing criticism from Republican activists, progressive candidates, civil libertarians and local officials concerned about how much information the systems collect and who can access it.