Focus West Michigan

National experts, policymakers, and community leaders gathered at Grand Valley State University examining artificial intelligence opportunities and challenges across society; huge election night wins for Michigan Democrats are bringing the party back in full control of the Michigan Legislature; and more.

West Michigan residents voted on multiple ballot proposals throughout the region, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed defeated Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan's open U.S. Senate race, and more.

Young voters surveyed by the Harvard Youth Poll say the country is heading in the wrong direction, the national head of the NAACP stopped in Detroit Monday for a last minute voter turnout push, and more.

Hope Network is helping people with intellectual or developmental disabilities participate in Tuesday's election, abortion rights advocates still see access as a top issue this election, and more.

Grand Rapids' Comptroller is challenging the reorganization of his department, the Michigan Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court's ruling by refusing to hear a challenge to how absentee ballots are counted in the state, and more.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer spoke about the need for representation in politics, a new study from MiLEAP explores the gender gap when it comes to literacy and higher education, and more.

The Grand Rapids City Commission has approved a noise ordinance exemption for the Acrisure Amphitheater despite community pushback, some members of Michigan's religious minorities see their communities as under threat this election cycle, and more.

Hundreds turned out to support Republican candidates as they campaigned in Grand Rapids on Monday, Michigan's governor is responding to the president's continued lies about cheating in the state's elections, and more.

Abdul El-Sayed campaigned in Grand Rapids over the weekend, a new Michigan Court of Appeals ruling on a rental contract could call into question all contracts made under illegal conditions, and more.

A bipartisan coalition is working against Michigan's Constitutional Convention proposal, Republican gubernatorial nominee John James discussed his plan to protect Michigan's waterways with residents near Lake St. Clair, and more.