The El-Sayed effect: How Jews and Israel are factoring into Michigan’s primaries

DETROIT (JTA) — The intra-party debate over Israel that has dominated Michigan’s Democratic US Senate primary is reverberating further down the ballot throughout the state. Progressive former county health official Abdul El-Sayed’s bid to lead a swing …

Jewish Democrats back Michigan A-G Dana Nessel’s decision to skip state party convention

Local and national Jewish Democrats say they are sympathetic after Michigan’s Jewish attorney-general, Dana Nessel, said she would skip the state Democratic Party’s nominating convention over concerns about antisemitism and harassment.“I don’t blame AG …

Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan accuses anti-Israel rival of scapegoating Jews

US Representative Haley Stevens, a moderate Democratic Senate candidate from Michigan, on Friday accused her primary rival Abdul El-Sayed of blaming all of his problems on Jewish Americans after he again took aim at the pro-Israel AIPAC lobby. In a social …

Democrats’ factional battle hits a swing district in Michigan

Michigan Maritime Museum planning Rock the Boat fundraiser for August 21

The Michigan Maritime Museum in South Haven is bringing back its annual Rock the Boat fundraiser in August. The museum says the event, known as Rock the Boat V: Stayin’ Alive, will transform its waterfront campus into an 80s-themed celebration featuring …

Bridge readers list Au Sable among Michigan’s best rivers. Who else won?

Bridge Michigan invited the public to nominate and vote on the the best rivers in the state  The seven categories ranged from the best river to float down to the most underrated One river won four categories while three different rivers won the remaining …

Michigan Supreme Court vacates key Line 5 permit

The Michigan Supreme Court ruled Friday that state regulators failed to fully consider the Line 5 tunnel’s environmental impacts when issuing a key permit for the project The Michigan Public Service Commission now must redo its analysis, adding time to a …

Michigan Supreme Court vacates key Line 5 permit; Public Service Commission must now redo its analysis

This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here. The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday …

Will going viral help Haley Stevens beat Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan?

Aug. 1, 2026, 3:01 a.m. ET Rep. Haley Stevens a suburban moderate Michigan Democrat, is an unlikely candidate for social media stardom. But she struck online gold when she campaigned July 18 against progressive opponent Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan's …

Michigan poll worker numbers look good, but more volunteers needed for November

Michigan election officials say they are not seeing any major concerns with poll worker staffing ahead of the November election, but they are continuing to recruit workers across the state. Election workers, also known as election inspectors in Michigan, …