2026 Elections

A group of 22 Republican state lawmakers is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to supervise Michigan’s elections next year. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The 2025 election season may have just wrapped up, but the 2026 campaign in Washtenaw County has already begun. Ann Arbor has its first council member announcing she will seek reelection. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Michigan Republican Party held its first debate of the 2026 race for governor Wednesday night. Colin Jackson has more.

A trio of Michigan Republican gubernatorial debates are kicking Wednesday night in West Michigan. Colin Jackson has more.

There’s only a week left for candidates to file in a special election that could shift the balance of power in the Michigan senate. Colin Jackson has more.

Michigan Republicans gathered on Mackinac Island this past weekend for their every-other-year leadership conference. Colin Jackson has more.

Many Michigan Republicans got their first big chance this past weekend to meet and hear from the party’s candidates for governor. Colin Jackson has more.

The group Ann Arbor for Public Power is getting ready to launch a petition drive to get an initiative on the November 2026 ballot. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

A group of anti-data center residents in Augusta Township say they've gathered enough signatures to put a question on the 2026 ballot. As WEMU's Ana Longoria reports, the group opposes township rezoning more than 500-acres of land to house a data center. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.

A coalition of educators and parents and students wants to raise over $1 billion annually for K-12 schools by taxing high income earners. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor reports.