Santa Trackers are a longstanding tradition that allow people to follow Santa Claus as he makes his once-a-year journey from ...

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Michigan voters might not decide next fall whether to switch the state’s elections to a ranked choice voting system. Organizers trying to get the ranked choice voting question on the November 2026 ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The Michigan Court of Claims ruled Wednesday that election inspectors may not count absentee ballots if the unique-identifying number on the ballot’s stub does not match the ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — A statewide petition effort to bring ranked-choice voting to Michigan says it still needs about 200,000 valid signatures to qualify for the November 2026 ballot. RankMIVote, a ...

Emilee Rader receives funding from the National Science Foundation. If you use a mobile phone with location services turned on, it is likely that data about where you live and work, where you shop for ...

The latest effort to legalize marijuana in Florida encountered a legal setback, but those behind a new amendment insist they still can qualify for the 2026 ballot. Florida election officials have ...

The final week of the 2025 college football regular season delivered, which means movement in my top 25 rankings. For the fifth consecutive season, I’m an Associated Press Top 25 voter. And each week, ...

The Michigan Republican Party, Michigan Township of Chesterfield clerk Cindy Berry, and the Republican National Committee filed suit against Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson on Nov. 18 over ...

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Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...