Bridge Michigan reporters have spent months fact-checking claims by the gubernatorial and Senate campaigns and researching ballot measures.
Michigan Government
Posted inArts & Culture, Election 2026, Michigan Government
Election 2026: Get to know the ballot issues Detroiters can vote on
Detroit voters on Nov. 3 will see four initiatives on their ballots. Get familiar with what you’ll be asked to decide on.
Posted inMichigan Government
Elections, data centers, education take center stage at Bridge Issues Summit
More than 375 people attended or tuned into Bridge Michigan’s inaugural Issues Summit, a half-day convening with journalist-led conversations about the issues shaping Michigan’s future.
Posted inElection 2026, Michigan Government, Political and Public Policy Information
Mike Rogers, Abdul El-Sayed pitch competing economic visions
In a break from personal attacks, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers talked policy in a Detroit Economic Club luncheon, covering tariffs, tax policy, artificial intelligence and more.
Posted inEnvironment, Michigan Government, Political and Public Policy Information
Fact check: What’s true and what’s not in Michigan’s data center debate
From noise pollution to job creation, experts weigh in on the biggest claims about the infrastructure that powers AI.
Posted inElection 2026, Michigan Government
Michigan elections: What Democrats, Republicans say they’d do if they win big
From property tax cuts to prescription drug price relief, Michigan leaders are preparing policy wish lists to pursue if their party wins full control of state government this fall.
Posted inElection 2025, Michigan Government
Mayoral election result from 2025 overturned after 37 disputed ballots are finally counted
The mayor of Hamtramck, Michigan, will apparently have to leave office after revised election results gave his opponent a 12-vote lead.
Posted inHealth and Welfare, Michigan Government, Political and Public Policy Information
167K Michiganders fell off SNAP since last summer
New work requirements and paperwork are making it harder for people to keep their food assistance benefits.
Posted inElection 2026, Michigan Government
Fact check: Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers debate Trump, tariffs, war, more
Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers traded blows in a bruising US Senate debate. Here are the facts.
Posted inElection 2026, Michigan Government
Fact check: John James, Jocelyn Benson debate data centers, tariffs, more
Michigan governor hopefuls John James and Jocelyn Benson sparred in their first televised debate. We checked their facts.