Elections

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.

Michigan Senate leadership wants to change how the state chooses board membership for its three biggest universities. Colin Jackson has more.

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.

A ballot initiative to ban Michigan’s public utilities and large government contractors from political giving dropped off signatures Wednesday to go before voters this November. Colin Jackson has more.

Some of Michigan’s most powerful business and political figures are taking part in the annual Detroit Regional Chamber conference this week on Mackinac Island. As we hear from Rick Pluta, statewide elections are a big topic of discussion.

The Michigan Senate welcomed its newest member Thursday. Colin Jackson has more.

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

A state Senate committee advanced legislation Wednesday to create a Michigan Voting Rights Act, largely in response to a U.S. Supreme Court decision last month that struck down key portions of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A Democratic-led state Senate committee plans to act today on legislation to create a Michigan Voting Rights Act. We have more from Rick Pluta.

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.