If the majority of the 203 political junkies who filled out the MIRS Master Prognosticator contest are correct, the Democrats will retain control of all four statewide constitutional offices, Abdul El-Sayed will be Michigan's next U.S. Senator, Democrats will pick up one state Senate seat and Republicans will narrowly retain control of the House, 56-54.

The Michigan Victory Fund (MVF), the political action committee for the Republican Governors Association (RGA), has significantly scaled back its media spending on John James (R-Shelby Township), a notable development that is leaving the Republican nominee with no substantial paid media presence four weeks before the general election.

The Republican nominee looking to unseat Sen. Kevin Hertel (D-St. Clair Shores) was dismissed from a federal lawsuit alleging he and others provided fabricated production information to food additive customers.

With less than six weeks before the Nov. 3 general election, House Republicans and Democrats used Wednesday’s session to sharpen competing political messages, with Republicans targeting socialism and Democrats repeatedly trying to force action on gas prices.