Politics

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (251+ words) October 9, 2026 / 6:33 PM EDT / CBS Detroit More than half of Michigan voters oppose holding a constitutional convention to revise the state constitution, according to a poll commissioned by CBS News Detroit and other local outlets. The results published by Mitchell Research…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (667+ words) The contentious hourlong grudge match followed weeks of the two candidates sparring online and in advertisements that have flooded the state in the highly competitive campaign for an open Senate seat. “I’d like to be a part of the debate,…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (492+ words) Metro Detroiters weigh in on the issues at hand after Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers debated for the first time Oct. 8 in Grand Rapids. A supersized El Niño’s decapitating winds and the Gulf of Mexico’s toasty, storm-fueling waters are battling…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (513+ words) Early Friday morning, the chase stretched from Ada to Grand Rapids, where one of the suspects was found in the Grand River near downtown. SYDNEY, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The Australian national broadcaster rejected a suggestion on Tuesday that it was too…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (459+ words) The Michigan Senate has voted to overhaul the state's dam safety laws, moving reforms closer to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's desk Long-Awaited Dam Safety Reforms Move Closer to Law After Michigan Senate Vote The Michigan Senate on Thursday voted to overhaul…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (251+ words) LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Union members, lawmakers and advocates gathered at the Michigan Capitol Thursday morning to call for an end to state laws they say limit local control over workplace conditions. The group is urging lawmakers to repeal Public Act…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (53+ words) A new Fox News poll shows a neck-and-neck race in the Michigan Senate matchup between Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers. Michigan Senate poll shows neck-and-neck race between El-Sayed, Rogers A new Fox News poll shows a neck-and-neck race…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (994+ words) The 2026 U.S. midterm elections are just weeks away. Among the highest-profile races is the contest for Michigan's open Senate seat. With Senator Gary Peters not seeking reelection, the Democratic candidate is Abdul El-Sayed, who holds degrees in both medicine and public…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (620+ words) A "SNAP welcomed here" sign is seen at the entrance to a Big Lots store in Portland, Oregon. (Getty Images) Across Michigan, school districts, food pantries, legal aid groups and nonprofits are preparing for another change in the distribution of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (411+ words) Michigan officials began sending out absentee ballots for the November general election on Thursday, Sept. 24, but there's still time to request and fill out a ballot if you aren't on the permanent list to receive a ballot automatically. Michigan begins…...