August Primary

Absentee ballots are already being distributed and collected for the August Primary Election. In Ann Arbor, there are races for Mayor and City Council. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports about the candidates running in Ward 4.

Saline residents and those living within the Saline Area School District will have an opportunity to vote for a lower library millage rate on the August ballot. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

A packed room Wednesday night watched the latest debate between Ann Arbor Mayoral candidates incumbent Christopher Taylor and challenger Yousef Rabhi. As WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports, at times, things got a bit testy.

Scio Township voters will choose between Democrats Mary Gillis and Mark Altomare for an open Board of Trustees seat in August. Interim Trustee David Read has dropped out of the race. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.

Each of Michigan’s Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate are now appearing in TV ads. Colin Jackson reports that’s just in time for mail-in primary voting to get underway this month.

Ann Arbor Mayoral candidates—incumbent Christopher Taylor and challenger Yousef Rabhi—met for a debate Monday night at the Arrowwood Hills Community Center. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Ypsilanti District Library, the League of Women Voters of Washtenaw County and Growing Hope will hold an in-person candidates' forum at 6 PM tonight for the candidates running for Mayor and City Council of Ypsilanti in the August Primary. WEMU's Caroline MacGregor reports.

A state elections board Thursday found two of Michigan’s leading Republican candidates for governor gathered enough signatures to make the August primary ballot. As Colin Jackson reports, that’s despite some challenges.

Washtenaw Community College is putting forward a proposal to voters to renew its operating millage. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.

The Ann Arbor Education Association, the union that represented the school district’s teachers, is endorsing challenger Yousef Rabhi in the race for mayor. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.