House Democrats are poised to lose their majority — and one is threatening to stop showing up voluntarily if leadership doesn’t act on progressive bills.
2024 Michigan election
Posted inTalent & Education
Michigan voters OK $640M in school bonds but reject nearly 4 in 10 requests
Voters approved 62% of local tax requests for school bonds. Conservative regions were much more likely to reject them.
Posted inMichigan Government
‘Dark money’ helped Democrats dominate Michigan Supreme Court races
The biggest spender in this year’s Michigan Supreme Court election? An out-of-state group that doesn’t disclose donors.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan worked to speed up election results. Here’s why it still took a while
New laws allowed clerks to start processing ballots sooner, but some things just take time.
Posted inMichigan Government
Blue wall crumbled, Michigan is a swing state again. Maps show how it evolved
Once a Democratic bulwark, Michigan went big once again for Republican Donald Trump. Check out maps from 2000 to now to see how the state has swung back and forth in presidential elections.
Posted inMichigan Government
How despair over Gaza war helped Donald Trump win Dearborn. It’s complicated
What started as a protest movement leads Michigan’s largest Arab-American enclave to give its vote to a Republican who once said Israel should ‘finish the job’ in Gaza.
Posted inThe Center for Michigan
Watch Bridge Lunch Break/Elections FAQ on Michigan, national election results
Bridge’s Lunch Break and Elections FAQ reader event featured Bridge Michigan reporters breaking down the results of Nov. 5 general election and answering reader questions about what comes next.
Posted inMichigan Government
Elissa Slotkin wins razor-thin race for Michigan US Senate seat
Democrat Elissa Slotkin has won Michigan’s high-stakes race for US Senate, according to final vote tallies released Wednesday afternoon more than 15 hours after polls had closed.
Posted inMichigan Government
Donald Trump’s path to victory in Michigan: Expand support nearly everywhere
The former president cobbled together a solid victory through a simple formula: Boost turnout in counties that favor him, shrink it in ones that went for Democrat Kamala Harris.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan presidential election is over. Canvassing, certification are next
Here’s what Michigan still needs to do to finalize Donald Trump’s presidential win.