Tuesday is election day in Michigan, where voters will decide races and issues in 72 of the state’s 83 counties. There’s a big vote for Detroit mayor, dozens of school bond proposals, city charter revisions and more.
Michigan elections: Detroit mayor, 48 school bonds and more. What to know
Posted inThe Center for Michigan
Bridge Michigan News Quiz: Oct. 31, 2025: Trick or trivia
Autumn abounds. And if you’ve paid attention to Michigan news, these 10 questions should be easy-peasy, lemon-squeezy.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Tech giants announce $7B data center, Michigan’s first hyperscale campus
Three tech companies have announced plans to build a massive data center on 575 acres in rural southwest Washtenaw County.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Michigan lawmakers mull regulating kratom and ‘gas station heroin’ byproduct
As it stands now, Michigan children can buy kratom, a substance that some say is dangerous. Lawmakers are considering regulating it.
Posted inMichigan Government
In a Democratic stronghold, a GOP edge: The only candidate on the ballot
Michigan Democrats are sounding alarms over an election clerk race in Southfield, where a Republican who challenged 2020 election results is the only candidate on the ballot.
Posted inMichigan Government
On brink of SNAP crisis, Michigan sends $4.5M to food banks. Will more follow?
With federal food assistance set to stop, Gov. Whitmer announces $4.5M for Michigan food banks. Senate Democrats want more, advance $71M plan.
Posted inTalent & Education
Report: Michigan must overhaul ‘inequitable’ way it funds special education
Without reform, the report says, the state will continue to leave students behind academically and socially and unprepared for the future.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan GOP governor hopefuls vow to end MEDC. John James skips debate
Republicans running for governor blast Michigan’s economic development approach in a debate skipped by John James, whose campaign called him a favorite in the 2026 race.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Lawmakers: Michigan needs to disclose details of failed Gotion deal
The EV battery company was asked to return $23.5 million to the state, but other questions remain, a House committee heard Wednesday. Among them: what was the money spent on?
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
After long legal battle, Michigan toughens poop patrol at factory farms
State regulators first announced stricter pollution regulations for industrial-scale livestock farms back in 2020. But years of legal challenges from farming interests kept them from enforcing them until now.