Elections & Northern Michigan Politics

"Trucker" Randy Bishop, a local conservative talk-radio host, broadcast defamatory comments about an Onaway business owner on his wife's radio station. The two parties settled just before a jury trial was set to begin.

The trial begins in a Cheboygan courtroom today. Also, the serviceberry (or Juneberry) is trying to make a comeback.

The $289,100 donation from a California couple, including Elliott Broidy, highlights the growing influence of megadonors in Michigan politics.

“We’ve all been through a lot. It’s rational to feel frustrated. Exhausted. Even cynical,” Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said, “Fortunately, the cure for cynicism is competence. These bipartisan accomplishments are a testament to what we can do together. We must believe that better things are possible because that is the only way they ever get done.”

Gov. Whitmer delivered the final State of the State of her first term with a fervent defense of her administration’s handling of COVID-19.

A report released Wednesday by a Republican-led state Senate committee says there was no widespread fraud or hacking that affected the results of Michigan’s 2020 elections.

When Grand Traverse County Commissioner Ron Clous flashed his rifle while a resident spoke at an online public meeting, it caused an outcry in the community.Now the resident, Patricia MacIntosh is suing the county, arguing the commissioner violated her First Amendment rights.

Former State Representative Larry Inman is close to being a free man after a federal judge dropped the two remaining corruption charges against him:…

Michigan’s Upper Peninsula used to be represented by Democrats in Lansing and Washington, DC.Now there’s one left: Sara Cambensy from Marquette represents…

Thursday on Stateside, Michigan State Representative Sara Cambensy (D-Marquette) discussed how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected the Upper Peninsula.…