GOP Senate hopeful Mike Rogers urged recruiting off‑duty and retired police as poll watchers in Detroit, prompting warnings from voting‑rights groups about potential intimidation.

A five‑member panel will study whether dissolving Lake Orion or merging services with Orion Township can ease rising infrastructure costs.

Four GOP contenders clashed over eliminating the income tax and 'DEI' at an Oakland County forum that highlighted manufacturing and ballot fights.

Warren's City Council has instructed its attorney to explore legal action after Mayor Lori Stone missed a deadline to appoint members to the city's pay‑setting commission. Council members set a July 1 deadline before moving toward court.

Michigan officials say more than 2.1 million outdated voter registrations have been canceled or flagged since 2019 as new rules and 2020 mailings widened list maintenance. Affected residents can check their status and re‑register.

Kahlilia Davis is campaigning for a Detroit judgeship despite a six-year suspension that could prevent her from ever taking the bench.

A cross-sector coalition of business, labor and civic groups is urging Michiganders to vote No on Proposal 1, warning a constitutional convention would inject years of costly uncertainty.

A Vanderbilt analysis finds Americans may be overcharged about $150 billion a year on insurance and urges federal loss‑ratio guardrails to lower premiums. The proposal would reshape a market usually regulated by states.

Bill Ford publicly endorsed Mike Duggan’s independent run for Michigan governor, praising him as a problem solver and warning the state is deeply divided.

Rep. Debbie Dingell led 73 House Democrats asking President Trump to block Chinese automakers from U.S. roads, citing risks to jobs, supply chains and national security.

Parents pushed bills after discovering a martial-arts instructor was listed on the state sex-offender registry; lawmakers advanced measures to bar registrants from youth-focused businesses.

Reps. Haley Stevens and Debbie Dingell filed the Shifting Forward Act to direct federal R&D and workforce funding toward batteries, electrification and connected‑vehicle technology in Michigan.

Senate Bill 922 would require Michigan health plans to cover IVF and IUI starting Jan. 1, 2027, a move supporters say would remove a major financial barrier.