Michigan Board of State Canvassers

A new statewide ballot initiative would ban Michigan’s public utilities and large government contractors from political giving. Colin Jackson has more.

A ballot measure to raise taxes on Michiganders making over $500,000 a year got delayed Thursday at a state elections board meeting. Colin Jackson has more.

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 challenge filed with a statewide elections board seeks to keep presidential candidate Cornel West off the ballot. Colin Jackson has more.

Michigan’s House Elections Committee could forward bills concerning how officials review petition signatures to the full House floor today. Colin Jackson has more.

Republican US Senate candidate Mike Rogers will appear on Michigan’s November ballot. As Colin Jackson reports, that’s despite a last-minute effort from Democrats to challenge his nominating petitions.

A state elections board certified that President Joe Biden won the Democratic primary last month and former President Donald Trump won the Republican primary. The Michigan Board of State Canvassers also heard more Monday on how voter behavior is changing. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A state House committee held its first hearing Tuesday on a bill to permanently bar people convicted of many election-related crimes from serving on boards that certify election results. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Further investing in environmental sustainability will be a part of Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s budget for the 2025 fiscal year. The governor is to formally introduce her budget proposal today at 11 AM. WEMU's David Fair invited State Senator Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) to discuss some of what lay ahead in 2024 when it comes to environmental legislation and policy.

A referendum campaign is targeting a Michigan law allowing courts to temporarily keep guns from those deemed a threat to themselves or others. Colin Jackson has more.