A former Detroit judge who has been prohibited from serving on the bench for six years has not given up her fight to get on the 2026 ballot.

The recent Supreme Court decision in Louisiana v. Callais has sent some states across the nation racing to redistrict their maps. With the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (MICRC), though, Michigan can’t do so without another constitutional amendment. MIRS asked several people questions regarding the recent decision to get their opinion.

The three Democrats seeking to succeed U.S. Rep. John James (R-Shelby Township) in MI-10 – one of the country's most competitive battlegrounds – were set to debate next Tuesday until organizers canceled it.

U.S. Rep. John James (R-Shelby Township) fired back at gubernatorial candidate Perry Johnson’s claims he violated election law for implying he’s the incumbent governor and not a candidate on his campaign material.

Rachel Keys is entering the 108th House District race as the lone Democrat.

Five petition circulators whose names appeared in a 2024 Bureau of Elections memo identifying petition sheets with “clear indications of fraud” also circulated petitions for Republican gubernatorial candidate Perry Johnson's this year, according to information shared with MIRS.

Saginaw City Fire Captain Chedrick Greene won in the special 35th state Senate race Tuesday night by 19 points (58.87% to 39.42%), restoring Democrats' 20-seat majority in the chamber. It also marks Democrats' 27th win out of 39 special legislative and congressional elections that have taken place so far this year throughout the country.

A transgender candidate in the 2nd House District should be kicked off the ballot because her new name was never made official, according to a complaint filed this week by the candidate's opponent, former Rep. Frank Liberati.

A Royal Oak woman is taking her fight to get her name on the Aug. 4 Republican primary ballot for U.S. Senate to the federal appeals court.

Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit, the Democratic nominee for Attorney General, and Washtenaw County are alleged to have violated the Campaign Finance Act’s prohibition against using public resources for political purposes.

A new survey of likely Republican primary voters shows U.S. Rep. John James (R-Shelby Township) holding an 18-point lead in the 2026 GOP gubernatorial race, while also highlighting deep engagement among the party’s base and strong alignment with President Donald Trump.

History was not made at last week’s filing deadline. Lansing’s Elyon Badger did not turn in the 1,000 signatures needed to make the August ballot in the 7th Congressional District.

Abdul El-Sayed, the progressive U.S. Senate candidate, has apologized to opponent and U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Birmingham) who was booed at during Sunday's Michigan Democratic Party (MDP) endorsement convention.

For years, he’s been a fixture outside Lansing City Hall and the Capitol, serving up hot dogs to lawmakers, lobbyists and reporters alike.

Former Detroit public health official Abdul El-Sayed and state Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D-Royal Oak) are in a statistical dead heat in the Democratic U.S. Senate primary based on the results of a new public opinion poll released Thursday morning by Emerson College that has El-Sayed at 24% and McMorrow at 23.6%

April 15 was more than just Tax Day, it was also the federal campaign finance quarterly deadline and the numbers show what’s going on behind the scenes in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House races across the state.

With U.S. Rep. John James (R-Shelby Township) announcing plans to eliminate Michigan's 6% income tax, the entire six-person Republican field is now on record supporting getting rid of a major state-levied tax.

If lawmakers were expecting a slow return from spring break, they didn’t get it. The Republican-led House opened its first session back by advancing one of its most polarizing proposals — the bill requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote.

U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Birmingham) submitted her petition signatures necessary to appear on the ballot for the upcoming Democratic primary for U.S. Senate.

A Royal Oak woman and self-described as the grassroots Republican candidate for U.S. Senate filed a lawsuit seeking ballot access without meeting the signature requirements.