Local leaders are now calling for representation to fill the vacant 35th District State Senate seat. The Bay Area and Saginaw County Chambers of Commerce, along with the Midland Business Alliance are asking Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to call for a special election.

Aric Nesbitt, a Republican from Lawton, held the top Republican role in the state Senate as its minority leader during the recently concluded legislative session in Lansing.

The Michigan Senate is expected to take up legislation to dial back coming changes to the state’s minimum wage law soon. That’s after the state House approved the changes Thursday. State Senator Aric

Senator Aric Nesbitt, a Republican who represents Michigan's 20th Senate District, was born and raised in Porter Township. He was the second to announce his campaign, following behind Detroit Mayor and longtime Democrat Mike Duggan, who elected to run as an independent in the race.

Gubernatorial candidate and State Senator Aric Nesbitt is showing the field of potential Republican competitors that there’s money where his mouth is.  Announcing his candidacy on Tuesday this week, N

(CBS DETROIT) - Aric Nesbitt has announced his campaign for Michigan governor, entering a 2026 race that is expected to be competitive as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ends her time in that office.

Democratic Sen. Gary Peters won’t run for re-election in Michigan in 2026, creating a pivotal open Senate seat in one of the most tightly divided battleground states in the U.S.

Few candidates have officially announced their runs for governor, but now many of the rumored contenders may explore the open Senate seat.

Questions remained Tuesday about which programs would be covered by the federal funding pause announced Monday and which would not.

Similar bills aiming to modify tipped wages were under consideration during the lame-duck session last year but failed to pass in the legislature.

Michigan Sen. Gary Peters, who led the Democrats’ Senate campaign efforts the past two election cycles, has announced he will not seek a third term in 2026, creating a highly contested battleground seat expected to be coveted by both major political parties.

LANSING — Second-term U.S. Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan announced Tuesday that he will not run for reelection, opening the seat for a successor in 2026. Peters, D-Bloomfield Township, has represented the battleground state since 2015.