UPDATE: Large vote dumps in Kent County pull Scholten ahead of Gibbs by 16,000+ votes in the county and 11,000+ districtwide. Districtwide: Scholten: 59,142 Gibbs: 47,580 Other: 3,457

Unofficial Kent County election results have been offline for almost an hour. Prior to this, Hillary Scholten held a 24,000+ vote lead over Gibbs in the county, surpassing his advantage in Ottawa and giving her a 21,000+ vote lead districtwide in #MI03

BREAKING: NBC News projects that MI Proposal 3, which would codify Roe-style protections in the MI Constitution for abortion access, will pass.

A few unofficial final results for GVSU + off-campus apartment students/residents who used satellite clerk’s office/voted locally (Allendale Precinct 5A): Whitmer: 72.45% Dixon: 26.47% Scholten: 69.82% Gibbs: 26.95% Prop 3 Yes: 75.08% Prop 3 No: 24.92%

BREAKING: Following the latest ballot dump from NV, NBC News projects U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez-Masto (D-NV) will be re-elected and Democrats will keep control over the U.S. Senate.

Multitudes of electoral polls in the runup to Nov. 8’s midterm elections signaled what was expected to be what many referred to as a “red wave” that would usher the Republican Party into wide margins of control on Capitol Hill and ensure comfortable... lanthorn.com/94999/uncatego…

By a vote of 62-37, the #Senate invoked cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 8404, Respect for Marriage Act. GOP voting in favor: Senators Blunt, Burr, Capito, Collins, Ernst, Lummis, Murkowski, Portman, Romney, Sullivan, Tillis & Young Not voting: Senator Sasse

BREAKING: U.S. Senate passes the Respect for Marriage Act (same-sex & interracial marriage codification) by a vote of 61-36. Amended version now returns to the House of Representatives where it is widely expected to pass and move to President Biden for signing.

BREAKING: Gov. Whitmer signs executive directive ordering state departments to prepare to implement full compliance w/ Proposal 3 (codified abortion rights in MI) when it takes effect on Dec. 24.

NEW TODAY: Whitmer, Dem leaders announcing this morning that their tax plan will seek include $180 relief checks to Michigan taxpayers. Spokesperson saying checks are expected to cost state’s general fund $800 million.

BREAKING: Gov. Whitmer proposing a total of $79 billion in her annual budget - the largest in state history ahead of last year’s final budget of $76 billion. #MIBudget

Meijer joins a field of GOP candidates including former Detroit police chief James Craig and former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers. wzzm13.com/article/news/p…

Welcome back to Election Year - that magical time when this account comes out of hibernation and ✨bombards✨ everyone w/everything having to do w/ MI elections. With how critical a battleground that MI is expected to be, it’s about to be a very interesting year.

NEW: Whitmer administration proposes an $83.5 billion state budget for FY 2026. That’s $1 billion more than record-setting final FY 2025.