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POLITICSEl-Sayed and Rogers meet Thursday in Michigan Senate debate◆POLITICSMike Rogers breaks with Trump, calls for end to Canada tariff war◆POLITICSDetroit, Michigan, voters: Benson, James clash in first debate◆POLITICSPlymouth, Michigan, sets Oct. 19 voter sign-up cutoff◆POLITICSNovi, Michigan, voters to weigh 10-year capital millage renewal◆POLITICSAnn Arbor, Michigan, council moves to challenge Proposal E◆POLITICSEl-Sayed and Rogers meet Thursday in Michigan Senate debate◆POLITICSMike Rogers breaks with Trump, calls for end to Canada tariff war◆POLITICSDetroit, Michigan, voters: Benson, James clash in first debate◆POLITICSPlymouth, Michigan, sets Oct. 19 voter sign-up cutoff◆POLITICSNovi, Michigan, voters to weigh 10-year capital millage renewal◆POLITICSAnn Arbor, Michigan, council moves to challenge Proposal E◆

Ingham County sits inside one of the most layered governmental structures in the region. Residents answer to at least five levels of elected authority simultaneously: the federal government, statewide offices, Ingham County Council, Lansing City Council, and school district boards — each a separately elected body covering its own geographic slice of the county.

Ingham’s federal, state, and local representation is currently being updated. Check the Your Lansing Reps section below for the live roster.

Ingham County Council controls property tax millage, land-use zoning outside city limits, and fee-in-lieu-of-tax agreements. Downtown zoning decisions and the Lansing Police Department budget run through Lansing City Council. State funding for schools, roads, and Medicaid flows from the MI General Assembly. The Ingham County Elections and Voter Registration Office administers local balloting under MI Election Commission oversight.

HERELansing covers Ingham County Council meetings, Lansing City Council sessions, MI General Assembly session, federal delegation votes and town halls, school board meetings, and candidate filing windows. We also pull FOIA-sourced travel records and contracts at both the city and county level. If it shapes how Ingham County is governed, it’s HERE.

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Oct 8 El-Sayed and Rogers meet Thursday in Michigan Senate debate

Oct 8 Mike Rogers breaks with Trump, calls for end to Canada tariff war

Oct 7 Detroit, Michigan, voters: Benson, James clash in first debate

Oct 7 Plymouth, Michigan, sets Oct. 19 voter sign-up cutoff

Oct 7 Novi, Michigan, voters to weigh 10-year capital millage renewal

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Oct 8, 2026

El-Sayed and Rogers meet Thursday in Michigan Senate debate

From the HERE City State DeskDemocrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers, the major-party candidates for Michigan's open U.S. Senate…

Oct 8, 2026

Mike Rogers breaks with Trump, calls for end to Canada tariff war

From the HERE City State DeskMike Rogers, the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in Michigan, is breaking with President…

Oct 7, 2026 · MI Statewide · HERE Detroit

Detroit, Michigan, voters: Benson, James clash in first debate

Via HERE Detroit: DETROIT, Mich. — Voters in Detroit, Michigan, got their first side-by-side look at the two major candidates for governor Tuesday night, Oct. 6, as Democrat Jocelyn Benson and Republican John James met in an hourlong televised debate in Grand Rapids. Benson, the secretary of state, repeatedly tied James to President Donald Trump, arguing he would […]

Oct 7, 2026 · MI Statewide · HERE Plymouth

Plymouth, Michigan, sets Oct. 19 voter sign-up cutoff

Via HERE Plymouth: PLYMOUTH, Mich. — Residents of the city of Plymouth, Michigan, who are not registered to vote have until Monday, Oct. 19, to sign up online or get a mailed application postmarked for the Nov. 3 general election, the city announced in its newsletter Monday, Oct. 5. Starting Oct. 20, anyone registering for this election must […]

Oct 7, 2026 · MI Statewide · HERE Novi

Novi, Michigan, voters to weigh 10-year capital millage renewal

Via HERE Novi: NOVI, Mich. — Voters in Novi, Michigan, will decide on Nov. 3 whether to renew a 1-mill capital improvement tax for another 10 years, and the city is holding information sessions on the question this fall. The millage was first approved in 2016 and is set to expire. City leaders say the renewal would keep […]

Oct 7, 2026 · MI Statewide · HERE Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan, council moves to challenge Proposal E

Via HERE Ann Arbor: ANN ARBOR, Michigan — Ann Arbor, Michigan, City Council on Monday night, Oct. 5, passed a resolution directing the city attorney to challenge the legality of Proposal E, the November ballot measure backed by local public power advocates. Proposal E would authorize a municipal electric utility board, with members to be elected in 2028. Supporters […]

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Gretchen Whitmer
Governor See MI CFR D Statewide MI CFR

Garlin Gilchrist II
Lt. Governor See MI CFR D Detroit (former Detroit Dir. of Innovation) MI CFR

Dana Nessel
Attorney General See MI CFR D Statewide MI CFR

Jocelyn Benson
Secretary of State See MI CFR D Statewide MI CFR

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