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Fact check: What Jocelyn Benson really said about Trump’s tax bill

by Miles MacClure for Bridge Michigan October 9, 2026October 28, 2026

GOP attack ads claim Jocelyn Benson supported a ‘massive’ tax hike on working families. She said she opposed Medicaid and food stamp cuts. Here are the facts.

News Quiz

Bridge Michigan News Quiz, Oct. 9: Pumpkin-spiced trivia

by Joel Kurth October 9, 2026October 9, 2026

It’s been another busy week in Michigan. Can you answer these 10 questions about the week in politics, sports and life?

Michigan Politics Watch

Fact check: Gilchrist, Forlini spar over election denialism in SOS debate

by Simon D. Schuster October 8, 2026October 9, 2026

Secretary of state nominees Garlin Gilchrist and Anthony Forlini argued whether a software engineer or county clerk would be best positioned to run the Michigan Department of State.

Michigan Politics Watch

Fact check: Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers debate Trump, tariffs, war, more

by Lauren Gibbons October 8, 2026October 28, 2026

Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers traded blows in a bruising US Senate debate. Here are the facts.

Guest Commentary

Opinion | Michigan should enforce, not erase protections for students with disabilities

by Heather Eckner and Liz Abdnour October 8, 2026October 8, 2026

The department’s decision not to use a safeguard should not become the rationale for erasing it.

college students listen as a speaker addresses them.

Michigan Politics Watch, Michigan Education Watch

Despair over future fuels political anxiety for Michigan college students

by The Associated Press October 8, 2026October 8, 2026

Many young people feel uncertain about their paths and pessimistic about American government. Their anxiety is fueling restlessness in national politics that has contributed to the rise of outsider candidates.

Sue Hartman, clerk of Courtland Township, poses for a portrait.

Michigan Politics Watch

A top Michigan clerk is quitting. She can’t take the voting lies anymore

by Ron French October 8, 2026October 27, 2026

This year, Sue Hartman was singled out by peers for excellence. But the Republican clerk says trying to convince her mostly Republican neighbors that elections are fair has taken its toll.