Blog by Team MIRS

A combined 36 percent of Michiganders reported losing relationships with friends, family or both over their voting choices, according to a new MIRS-sponsored poll conducted by Mitchell Research and Communications.

Fourteen House Democrats asked leadership Thursday that the caucus vote on several rule changes.

The clerk of tiny Rock River Township in Alger County was stripped of his ability to conduct the election next week after he and his deputy clerk announced their plans to hand-count ballots.

Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein pushed back on Wednesday on the Democratic National Committee for running digital ads that portray her and independent candidate Cornel West as “spoilers.”

One night in September 2021, Kathy McCarthy fell asleep peacefully, thinking her children were safe under her roof. The next morning, she discovered her 19-year-old son's body, "beyond life-saving measures" following a fentanyl overdose.