State Elections Bureau To Investigate Detroit Ballot Irregularities

Jake Neher/WDET The state will look into problems with ballots cast in 20 Detroit precincts in last month’s elections. The...

Trump, Russia, and the Battle Over Intelligence

J. Carlisle Larsen Evidence is mounting that Russia used computer hackers to influence our presidential election. American spy and law...

Detroit By the Numbers: The 2017 Detroit Elections

The lone challenger to Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan in next year's election now says she’s withdrawing from the race. Devonna...

Audit Of 20 Detroit Area Polling Places On The Horizon

Jake Neher/WDET The recount may be over, but the Michigan Secretary of State isn’t done with the ballots yet. They...

MI Legislature May Leave Life Saving Legislation on the Table

As the Michigan legislature wraps up its work for 2016, special interest organizations and lobbyists are pressed for time to...

What’s Flying And What’s Limping In Lame Duck

Inside Michigan Politics So far during Lame Duck 2016, a number of controversial bills have taken flight, while others have been...

Michigan Supreme Court Silent On Recount Appeal

Jake Neher/WDET UPDATE: Michigan Supreme Court justices Robert Young and Joan Larsen will not participate in decisions related to the stalled...

Federal Judge Rules Against Presidential Ballot Recount in Michigan

A federal judge who ordered Michigan to start recounting presidential votes has dropped his decision, effectively ending a second look...

Recount of Michigan’s Presidential Ballots Is Underway

The statewide recount of ballots cast in the presidential election is underway. That’s after a federal judge ruled overnight the...

Judge Orders Michigan Ballot Recount To Begin

Jake Neher/WDET The largest voter recount in Michigan’s history has been ordered to begin Monday at noon. Federal Judge Mark...

Identity Politics In The Trump Era

Laura Weber Davis/WDET During his campaign for president, Republican Donald Trump promised to make life better for African Americans and...

Elections Board Allows Michigan Recount, But State Supreme Court Could Intervene

Jake Neher/WDET UPDATE 12:16 a.m.: A Michigan elections board will allow a recount of the ballots cast in the presidential election to go...