Lansing

Lansing, Michigan has begun mailing out roughly 23,000 absentee ballots to voters ahead of the November election. The mailing marks the start of the absentee voting process in the city, with residents who requested ballots now able to receive and return them by mail, drop box, or in person at the clerk's office.

The Lansing-Jackson television market in Michigan has booked $39 million in political advertising, with total spending expected to keep rising. WKAR reported the figure, underscoring how heavily advertisers are targeting Michigan's mid-Michigan media market as political campaigns pour money into the state ahead of the election.