Politics

A pandemic. An SNL parody. A kidnapping plot. And mean tweets from the president. Did anyone have a more bizarre and intense 2020 than 'the woman in Michigan'?

The co-founder of Mobilize Detroit makes our 2021 Hour Detroiters list, a roundup of people who are quietly ­— and sometimes not so quietly — enriching life across the region

The former Michigan Supreme Court justice makes our 2021 Hour Detroiters list, a roundup of people who are quietly ­— and sometimes not so quietly — enriching life across the region

He talks with Hour Detroit about how there's still work to do

Jeff Timmer, the former head of Michigan’s GOP, diagnoses the ailments he believes will doom his beloved party

Will Mike Duggan be reelected? Will Gov. Whitmer’s poll numbers stay high? What will become of twice-failed candidate John James? Our panel of pundits takes a crack at forecasting how these and other questions will pan out in the year ahead.

Presidential, senate, and local races: what we know, and what we don’t

The team is encouraging locals to get out and vote

Incumbency times two: a case study in contrasts

Plus, other Michigan researchers explore what words define the 2020 election and the role of party identification

“Hatred, bigotry, and violence have no place in the great state of Michigan,” governor says

Will Rashida Tlaib endorse Biden? Will a third-party candidate spoil anything? Here’s what we’re wondering ahead of Nov. 3.

Trump vs. Biden is this fall’s main event. Here's your election breakdown.

For someone hoping to flip a Michigan seat to red, the GOP Senate hopeful is running an awfully low-profile campaign

The notoriously pessimistic University of Michigan computer security expert says there’s a lot of positive things happening in the state

Plymouth native Megan Piwowar is a former Michigan GOP spokeswoman who served as campaign manager in 2014 for Dave Trott’s first successful congressional campaign

The state has been central to several landmark rulings

Following the death of state Rep. Isaac Robinson, the campaign is laden with mixed emotions and a drive to carry on his legacy

With handshakes and door knocks off limits, local candidates are courting voters creatively

Michigan’s history-making attorney general has something other liberal firebrands lack — real political power — and she’s not afraid to use it