2026 Elections

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.

Michigan could be headed for a state government shutdown. That’s as the Legislature remains deadlocked on the budget. Former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm knows a thing or two about divided government. The Democrat worked through two budget standoffs with Republicans. She spoke with Rick Pluta about the partial government shutdowns in 2007 and 2009. Plus, her thoughts on today’s political divides and Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan’s independent candidacy for governor.

Michigan House Democrats are rallying against Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers' pro-Trump tariff stance. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.

A ballot campaign planning to launch soon would ask voters to ban political donations from committees affiliated with utility monopolies and from with public contractors. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A referendum campaign could repeal changes made to Michigan’s minimum wage law this year. Colin Jackson has more.

Same-sex marriage is still banned in Michigan’s State Constitution and would become de jure law if the U.S. Supreme Court overturned its 2015 ruling that legalized the practice. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has a local perspective on the matter.

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson violated the Michigan Campaign Finance Act by using the lobby of a state office building for a press conference to announce she is running for governor. That determination was made Monday by the Michigan Attorney General’s office. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit says his experience in protecting the rights of the public makes him an ideal candidate to become Michigan’s next Attorney General. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.