2025 Election
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From Lansing to Jackson, this is the Mid-Michigan voting guide for the Nov. 4 special election — mayor races, city councils, school bonds, millages, and ballot proposals. We've complied a list of all of the key items from Ingham, Clinton, Jackson, Eaton, Shiawassee and Livingston Counties.
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Andrew Roth/WKAR-MSUThe setlist, performed by Michigan State University carillonist Jon Lehrer, spanned from the 15th Century to modern horror movie theme songs. -
Andrew Roth/WKAR-MSUDozens of costumed protesters gathered outside the Lansing office of U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett the day before Halloween to decry President Donald Trump’s signature legislation.
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It’s less than two weeks before the deadline for a state budget deal. If that doesn’t happen, there will be a partial state government shutdown and widespread government employee layoffs. -
Eaton County commissioners have approved a new budget that cuts $8.4 million from staff and services for the 2025–26 fiscal year.
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Other states have issued orders authorizing the shots for virtually anyone who wants them, or requiring state insurers to cover the vaccine. Michigan's approach is "more measured," officials say. -
The event was originally promised to be about tax cuts and economic policy, but Vance and other speakers strayed into other topics. -
Jackson City Council voted Sept. 16 to keep downtown parking meter-free, raise home prices slightly in its 100 Homes program, and approve a $1 million water meter upgrade. The meeting also covered road salt purchases, opioid settlements, and property donations. -
On Tuesday, City Council voted unanimously to keep the city’s meterless parking system in place for the upcoming year. -
State government is two weeks away from a partial shutdown with still no budget deal between Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Legislature. -
A state program to get IDs to people leaving jail is expanding to the Wayne County Jail in Detroit. -
As the budget impasse at the state Capitol continues, school districts are eying options that include seeking emergency loans if no deal is reached soon. -
As summer winds down, the National Weather Service says it has been one of the hottest – and driest – on record for Mid-Michigan.
