WZZM13.com • 7th November 2024

YOUR VOICE, YOUR VOTE | Clerks in MI begin work to canvass, certify county election results

Now that Election Day is over, local clerks and boards of county canvassers are getting to work on making unofficial results from this past Tuesday official.

WZZM13.com • 21st October 2024

13 OYS goes inside Election Day, early voting processes with Ottawa Co. clerk in leadup to November

Ahead of the November general election, a clerk took 13 ON YOUR SIDE through everything a voter can expect on Election Day and what safeguards are in place.

WZZM13.com • 18th October 2024

ON-AIR SEGMENT: Kamala Harris campaigns in Grand Rapids

The event was Harris' first visit to West Michigan since becoming the presidential candidate, as the importance of West Michigan as a key battleground region has loomed over the campaign trail.

WZZM13.com • 17th October 2024

Hoping to inform voters on systems, Ottawa Co. officials hold public elections Q&A

As election systems have come under increasing scrutiny, these officials sought to lay out parts of the process based on questions from members of the public.

WZZM13.com • 7th October 2024

Candidates in race for MI's U.S. Senate seat vie for support of key voting bloc: Seniors

Both major candidates have signaled they'd seek to empower programs and fight for seniors. Some feel their records, however, tell a much more nuanced story.

WZZM13.com • 30th September 2024

Agriculture industry set to be potentially pivotal in race for MI's open U.S. Senate seat

While the now-retiring incumbent Democrat had received a critical endorsement in the industry in the past, candidates now are vying for votes in the key sector.

WZZM13.com • 28th September 2024

Trump hones in on economy, immigration as part of latest W. Mich. speech in Walker as Democrats respond

The former president highlighted what he believes could be solutions, including potential tax reductions and tariffs to encourage domestic production.

WZZM13.com • 25th September 2024

MI lawmaker introduces bill to increase parental say and supervision over minors' social media accounts

Some platforms have already moved to secure teens' accounts through new guardrails.
One Michigan lawmaker, however, says he wants to take it further.

WZZM13.com • 18th September 2024

One-on-one with Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson on National Voter Registration Day

Benson spoke to a number of top issues facing the current scene surrounding elections, including voter registration and intimidation of election workers.
It comes as her office has faced lawsuits from the GOP over allegations related to her office's handling of the system.

WZZM13.com • 1st August 2024

Meet the candidates for MI's 3rd Congressional District

Here in West Michigan, one of the most contested and most coveted swing seats in Congress is up for grabs.
A week ahead of the Aug. 6 primary election, 13 ON YOUR SIDE sat down with all four candidates who will be on the ballot to hear their message to voters.

WZZM13.com • 22nd July 2024

MI political leaders react in aftermath of Biden's exit from presidential race

Following President Joe Biden's announcement on social media that he would exit the presidential race, Vice President Kamala Harris has quickly racked up endorsements from a number of top Michigan Democrats.
The GOP, however, has sought to tie her to what they feel are failures of President Biden.

WZZM13.com • 21st July 2024

Fmr. President Trump, VP pick Vance rally in battleground Kent Co.

The rally comes on the heels of the Republican National Convention and within a county that's emerged as a key swing pickup in the race for the White House.
The rally was also his first after he was shot in Butler, Pennsylvania in what officials are now investigating as an attempted assassination.

WZZM13.com • 17th July 2024

YOUR VOICE YOUR VOTE | Vice President Harris makes campaign stop in West Mich. amid week of RNC

With the Republican National Convention happening across Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Harris honed in on the topic of reproductive options as part of her visit.
She also publicly acknowledged the apparent assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump that happened just days earlier.

WZZM13.com • 16th July 2024

VERIFY | Biden's visit to Detroit

In a fiery speech, President Biden touched on issues from the economy to the border during his rally in Detroit Friday.
But just how true were some of those claims? We VERIFY.

WZZM13.com • 12th July 2024

ON-AIR SEGMENT: President Biden visits Detroit for campaign even amid candidacy concerns

Biden continues his campaign appearances in Detroit, part of the trio of “blue wall” states that his campaign now says is the clearest path to victory in November.

WZZM13.com • 24th June 2024

On 2-year anniversary of Dobbs, abortion access keeps center stage in MI

Two years after the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional protection to abortion access, the 2024 election is keeping the issue top of mind for many.

WZZM13.com • 5th July 2024

YOUR VOICE YOUR VOTE | California Gov. Gavin Newsom sits down with 13 OYS amid visit to MI

West Michigan played host to a high-profile guest this Fourth of July, as California Gov. Gavin Newsom traveled to South Haven to meet with locals and stump for President Joe Biden's re-election campaign.
In an exclusive sit-down interview with 13 ON YOUR SIDE later that day, Newsom spoke about why he traveled to Van Buren County amid campaign concerns and speculation.

WZZM13.com • 3rd May 2024

EXPLAINED: Rules surrounding broadcast political ads

2024 is set to be another year where candidates for public office will look to fill the airwaves with their pitch to voters.
But what if political ads contain misinformation? Do broadcast stations still have to run them? The answers can be found in the rules of the FCC.

WZZM13.com • 3rd April 2024

What we can VERIFY about Trump's Grand Rapids speech claims

The former president made a number of claims during his visit to Grand Rapids on Apr. 3, with some being in need of some context.

WZZM13.com • 2nd April 2024

Trump speaks on immigration, U.S. border in Grand Rapids; Democrats, activists push back

Trump connected his speech to the death of Ruby Garcia after she was allegedly killed by someone who entered the U.S. illegally. Some have condemned his rhetoric.

WZZM13.com • 6th March 2024

'It is truly a national security, emergency humanitarian crisis and an economic disaster': MI Representatives speak on local impact of border crisis

Nearly 2,000 miles long, the southern U.S. border can be seen all the way from space.
But perhaps even bigger than its geographical size is the impact it has on U.S. policy and the lives of everyday people.
Even over a thousand miles away from that border, immigration remains top of mind for many in Michigan.

WZZM13.com • 26th February 2024

RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE: Nikki Haley rallies supporters in Grand Rapids on the eve of Michigan's presidential primaries

Despite a lack of primary victories so far, Haley pitched herself as the choice for those uncommitted to Donald Trump or Joe Biden.
While in Grand Rapids, she spoke one-on-one with 13 ON YOUR SIDE about her message to voters.

WZZM13.com • 13th February 2024

'I like to think there's always hope' | MSU students reflect on legislative change, 1 year after campus shooting

As a number of gun reform laws took effect in Michigan on Feb. 13, one year since the mass shooting on the campus of Michigan State University, students who led the call for change are reflecting on what they've seen since.

WZZM13.com • 3rd January 2024

MI redistricting commission gains new members as federal court throws out their district maps

As the commission is now welcoming new citizens to its ranks, they've also been plagued by the success of a lawsuit in federal court challenging their work.
A panel of federal judges ordered in late December that 13 of the state's House and Senate districts be redrawn due to underrepresentation of their Black voters.