Blog by Team MIRS

With the new term limits law taking effect this year, 21 current House members are running for a fourth term, something that hasn't been possible since the 1990s.

Changes to deer hunting will be coming to Michigan, but not as many as recommended by the Deer Management Initiative (DMI), after several amendments were passed by the Natural Resource Commission (NRC) that kept the status quo.

A Wayne County man who wished to withdraw his plea – which was conditioned on his twin also taking the deal – is entitled to an evidentiary hearing, the Michigan Supreme Court held Friday.

The National Republican Congressional Committee announced its first wave of ad reservations for the 2024 election cycle, a $45.7 million investment that includes $2.733 million for the open 7th Congressional District.

While the number of state House incumbent upsets during both primaries and general elections has varied across election cycles, generally no more than six incumbents have been unseated per election cycle, a MIRS analysis of election day results from 2022 back to 1998 found.