Thousands of people came out for the Senator Bernie Sanders rally in Warren Saturday.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer delivered her seventh State of the State Address, focusing on bipartisan efforts to bolster Michigan’s economy, reduce costs, and expand opportunities.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer delivered her 2025 State of the State address on Wednesday night.

A new legislative term begins Wednesday at the Michigan State Capitol.

A new WDIV/Detroit News survey shows where voters stand on the state’s U.S. Senate race.

A new WDIV/Detroit News survey asked voters to weigh in on a Michigan Supreme Court ruling that led to changes to the state’s minimum wage requirements.

New polling data shows where Michigan voters stand on NATO, Ukraine, and the Israel-Hamas war.

A new WDIV/Detroit News survey asked voters to weigh in on the state’s U.S. Senate race.

A new WDIV/Detroit News survey asked Michigan voters where they stand on the race for president between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.

A new WDIV/Detroit News survey asked voters to weigh in on important local races and national issues heading into election season.

A new WDIV/Detroit News survey asked Michigan voters where they stand on the probable race for president between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.

Michigan leaders are working to ban all sales of whippets made for recreational use. Here's what whippets are, and why they're banning them.

Michigan leaders are working to ban all sales of whippets made for recreational use. Here's what whippets are, and why they're banning them.

The ousted leader of the Michigan Republican Party has lost a key court ruling in her effort to regain the top post.

More than 100,000 Democratic Michigan voters selected “uncommitted” in the state’s presidential primary election in an effort to denounce President Joe Biden’s handling of the war in Gaza.

The AP is projecting that U.S. President Joe Biden has won the most votes in Michigan’s 2024 Democratic presidential primary election.

The AP is projecting that Donald Trump has won the most votes in Michigan’s 2024 Republican presidential primary election.

Track live election results for Metro Detroit races held on Feb. 27, 2024.

Track live election results for Metro Detroit races held on Feb. 27, 2024.

Track live election results for Metro Detroit races held on Feb. 27, 2024.

Tuesday is Election Day in Michigan! Voters will decide their preferred presidential candidates, as well as some local races.

Track live election results for Metro Detroit races held on Feb. 27, 2024.

Groups are urging Michigan Democrats to vote "uncommitted" in this year's presidential primary election to send a message to President Joe Biden.

Thousands of Michigan voters have already cast their ballots in the 2024 presidential primary election, which also includes local races for some Metro Detroit communities.

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Track Michigan presidential primary election results for Democrats and Republicans on Feb. 27, 2024.

Track live election results for Metro Detroit races held on Feb. 27, 2024.

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Thousands of Michigan voters cast their ballots on the first day of early in-person voting.

The 2024 presidential primary election in Michigan is Tuesday, Feb. 27, but voters can go to the polls early to cast their vote.

Get to know the new Michigan laws and amendments that were passed in 2023 and took effect earlier this week.

Early, in-person voting begins for many Michigan regions on Saturday for the 2024 presidential primary election.

Recently-ousted Michigan Republican Party chairperson Kristina Karamo took a major blow Wednesday when the national Republican party officially recognized former Congressman Pete Hoekstra as her replacement.

Several new laws passed by Michigan lawmakers in 2023 will take effect on Tuesday.

Michigan lawmakers passed several new laws and amendments in 2023 that will take effect in 2024 -- here's a look.

Here's what to know about Michigan's 2024 primary election to be held on Feb. 27.

A few thoughts while mulling the rock and roll theme of the State of the State address.

The Michigan GOP made it clear Monday in its weekly newsletter that Kristina Karamo is still in charge.

Members of the Michigan Republican Party voted to remove party Chairwoman Kristina Karamo as a major election year gets underway.

Members of the Michigan Republican Party are scheduled to meet this weekend in an attempt to remove party Chairwoman Kristina Karamo as a major election year gets underway.

Michigan lawmakers passed new laws and amendments, and agreed to repeal some, in 2023, and they're going to take effect in 2024 -- here's a look.

There are several new laws and amendments that will take effect in Michigan once the calendar turns to 2024.

Michigan lawmakers passed several new laws and amendments in 2023 that will take effect in 2024 -- here's a look.

Michigan lawmakers passed several new laws and amendments in 2023 that will take effect in 2024 -- here's a look.

Earlier this month, Nasser Beydoun claimed a businessman offered him $20 million to drop out of that race and challenge Representative Rashida Tlaib instead.

Competition is growing in Michigan's Congressional race as Democratic U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee announces he will be retiring next year after the end of his sixth term.

Track election results for Southeast Michigan races in the 2023 General Election on Nov. 7.

Track live election results for Metro Detroit races held on Nov. 7, 2023.

Track live election results for Metro Detroit races held on Nov. 7, 2023.

Track Michigan General Election results on Nov. 7, 2023.

It’s Election Day in Michigan, with most communities in SE Michigan holding voting on Tuesday for important local races.

Track Michigan General Election results on Nov. 7, 2023.

Track Michigan General Election results on Nov. 7, 2023.

The 2023 Michigan General Election takes place on Tuesday, Nov. 7, with local races running in most Metro Detroit communities.

A ballot proposal seeking to raise Michigan’s hourly minimum wage to $15 over several years will appear on the ballot in 2024 after petition signatures were certified, those behind the initiative announced this week.

Election Day is around the corner in Michigan! Polls will open on Nov. 7 for this year’s general election.

Election Day is one month away in Michigan! Here's what to know for the 2023 General Election.

Michigan lawmakers have passed a record budget centering on education, infrastructure and the environment.

The Michigan Supreme Court said Wednesday it will hear a major case involving changes to the minimum wage and sick leave, and the power of lawmakers to interfere with the results of petition drives.

A judge this week ordered Michigan Republican Party Chairperson Kristina Karamo and others to pay more than $58,000 in legal fees incurred by the Detroit clerk’s office to fight a lawsuit they filed challenging absentee voting in the city.

A Michigan lawyer and scientist is launching a campaign for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Debbie Stabenow in 2024.

Michigan taxpayers will see even more savings next year due to the state’s high revenues, with the state treasurer announcing Wednesday that the income tax rate will temporarily be lowered to 4.05% from 4.25%.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said Tuesday that an income tax rate reduction expected to be triggered for the 2023 tax year by the state’s high revenues will be temporary and will revert back to the normal rate the following year.

The majority of Michigan voters -- Democrats, Republicans and Independents -- support newly proposed gun law reforms moving through the state Legislature, according to a new WDIV/Detroit News survey.

Michigan senators have voted to expand the state’s civil rights law to include the LGBTQ community and prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.

A judge set a July 31 trial date Wednesday for a former Republican candidate for Michigan governor who is charged with misdemeanors for his presence at the 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

The Michigan Senate has passed a bill amendment that would prevent third-grade students from being held back because of low reading scores.

One check per filing means if you file jointly with a spouse, it’s a single check for you to share. That check is the real sticking point in the battle between Democrats and Republicans over House Bill 4001.

The Michigan House is expected to vote on House Bill 4001 Thursday morning, which, if approved, sends $180 checks which Governor Gretchen Whitmer refers to as “Inflation relief,” to everybody who files a tax return.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer unveiled a record budget for the 2024 fiscal year that prioritizes boosting education spending, cutting taxes and investing in the state's public health.

The state of Michigan could issue inflation relief checks to all tax filers, should a newly announced plan get approved by the state Legislature.

Michigan’s Democratic governor and legislative leaders are proposing a plan to cut retirement tax and provide relief to Michiganders amid high inflation.

A former leader of the Michigan state House had his phone seized as part of a federal investigation that included grand jury subpoenas, search warrants and bank records.

The Michigan Court of Appeals on Thursday overturned an order from a lower court that would have allowed the state’s minimum wage to increase even more this year than it already has.

Michigan politics isn’t a game. Its decisions being made that impact everything we do – from our taxes to reproductive choices.

Democratic congresswoman Elissa Slotkin of Michigan is taking steps toward seeking the U.S. Senate seat held by retiring Democrat Debbie Stabenow.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers her first State of the State since being re-elected for a second term last November. Watch it live here.

Election clerks across Metro Detroit are urging lawmakers to get to work on new voting rules and the money to fund them after voters passed sweeping changes last November.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer outlined an agenda Wednesday that will prioritize enacting stricter gun laws, repealing outdated laws that restrict abortion and who one can marry and providing pre-K education for all 4-year-olds in the state.

The Macomb County prosecutor has issued an apology after coming under fire for social media posts marking the birthday of Robert E. Lee, a Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War.

The Supreme Court seemed sympathetic to the arguments of a deaf student who sued his public school system for providing an inadequate education.

The first Democratic majority seen in the Michigan Legislature in decades is kicking off 2023 by immediately introducing a series of bills to address several hot button issues.

Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to stop by Ann Arbor on Thursday for a climate change event, the White House said.

Who could replace Michigan U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow in 2024?

Longtime Michigan U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow says she will leave the U.S. Senate at the end of her term in January of 2025.

Tudor Dixon, the 2022 Republican candidate for Michigan governor who lost to incumbent Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, has decided not to run for chair of the Michigan GOP.

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Tudor Dixon released a statement on Saturday saying she is considering a run for the state GOP party chair.

The Michigan Republican party and failed GOP candidate for governor Tudor Dixon are pointing the finger at each other after a double-digit election loss at the top of the ticket.

Incumbent Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has defeated Republican opponent Matt DePerno, securing a second term in office, the AP projects.

Incumbent Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has defeated Republican opponent Kristina Karamo in the general election, securing a second term in office, the AP projects.

Michigan’s incumbent Governor Gretchen Whitmer secured a second term in office after winning a majority of the vote in the midterm election.

Michigan voters have approved a ballot proposal focused on making voting in elections more accessible.