Michigan Advance
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Recent Articles (8)
Reporters roundtable: Gubernatorial and legislative races to watch
In November’s midterm elections, Democrats could win a majority of governor’s offices for the first time in 16 years. President Donald Trump’s influence towers over some tight races. In Wisconsin, the
EPA and Gelman reach agreement over Ann Arbor groundwater contamination site
The manufacturing company Gelman Sciences will be required to take new steps to address its slowly expanding plume of groundwater contamination in and around Ann Arbor, under an agreement reached with
Commentary: Getting beyond the ideological force behind Michigan’s political and economic woes
The economy consistently ranks among the leading problems cited by voters in Michigan, sentiment that is supported by the evidence. Economic indicators show Michigan struggling with very slow growth
Only 1 in 10 students attends a district that has bounced back from the pandemic
This story first appeared at The 74, a nonprofit news site covering education. Sign up for free newsletters from The 74 to get more like this in your inbox. Only 1 in 10 students nationwide attends a
‘We don’t want it’: Voter backlash against data centers consumes midterm elections
SPRINGDALE, Pa. — Residents in a small southwestern Pennsylvania town are facing the prospect of a 47-acre data center facility on their doorstep. “Right here behind this fence is where they want to p
Trump’s DOJ sues over Alaska Senate race, expanding preelection legal fights
The U.S. Department of Justice is stepping up its legal campaign over the midterm elections, suing Alaska over its U.S. Senate election and appealing a lawsuit against suspected noncitizen voters in C
2026 ballot measures are written at a graduate-school reading level, report finds
This year’s statewide ballot measures are written, on average, at a graduate-school reading level, according to a new report. The readability of 2026’s ballot questions — which ask voters to weigh in
Your Weekly Michigan Political Brief
End Citizens United has endorsed Democratic challenger Callie Barr for Michigan’s 1st Congressional District. William Lawrence, Democratic nominee for Michigan’s 7th Congressional District, has been e