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Voters in Leelanau County Tuesday elected Kristy Anne Burns as their drain commissioner. It's a public office you may have heard of — but you might not know what the job entails, or just how powerful it can be.

Michigan voters went to the polls to decide on candidates for governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House and many other local races. IPR has the results.

Antrim County’s second-highest elections officer submitted her resignation last Thursday. Deputy Clerk Annette Marcus had assumed many of the election-related duties of the county clerk’s office, after elected clerk Victoria Bishop was barred from certain functions by the state.

Leading up to the election, a group of volunteers interviewed sixteen northern Michigan residents from different backgrounds about what really matters to them.

With folks heading to the polls tomorrow, we wanted to give a primer on what to expect.

State officials say they’ve addressed a problem that stymied some work in the August primary. And while local clerks are optimistic that the technology won’t fail again, they’re prepared to handle it if a similar issue arises.

Efforts to control the invasive “coiled menace” appear to be working, according to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. To keep the momentum going amid climate impacts, experts said continued research and investment is needed.

Michigan House Republicans see a chance to flip a Grand Rapids-area district red this election, despite the national political environment generally favoring Democrats.

A record number of bats have entered people’s homes in northern Michigan this year. Austin Rowlader brings us this story, based on first-hand experience.

Proposal 2, or the Money Out of Politics ballot measure, could test the limits of how states can curb corporate influence in politics.