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- The National Civics Bee® returns across Michigan for the 2025–26 cycle
- Essay portal now open! Submit entries through Feb. 3, 2026 • Open to all Michigan 6th–8th graders in public, private or charter schools, or being home schooled
- Michigan Chamber Foundation and local chambers will host local and statewide competitions next year
- Local competitions spring 2026 | State Finals July 2026 | National Finals fall 2026
- Michigan’s 2025 State Champion Ashley T. from Clague Middle School in Ann Arbor to represent the state at nationals in Washington, D.C. this November for chance at $100,000 grand prize
- Comes at a pivotal moment as America prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday in 2026
[Lansing, MICH] — The Michigan Chamber of Commerce Foundation today announced the official launch of the 2025–26 National Civics Bee® cycle in Michigan, inviting middle school students from across Great Lakes State to apply now. Hosted in partnership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and local chambers statewide, Michigan’s National Civics Bee® provides middle school students with an opportunity to showcase their civics knowledge, compete for recognition and prizes, and share their ideas on strengthening our communities. Local winners advance to the Michigan State Finals at the Capitol in Lansing, and the state champion earns a spot at the national competition in Washington, D.C.
Sept. 3, 2025 – Construction workers, business leaders and others sought to raise the pressure on lawmakers to pass a long-term road-funding plan Wednesday, rallying at the Capitol with four weeks left until a budget deadline.
Sept 3, 2025 – Several thousand construction workers, union members and business leaders gathered Wednesday at the state Capitol building with a message for lawmakers as delayed budget negotiations continue: Do your jobs and find a sustainable solution to Michigan’s looming road funding cliff.
Sept 3, 2025 – Some rare bipartisanship was shown Wednesday when a legislative panel advanced bills that would create a state regulatory framework for capturing and storing planet-heating carbon dioxide.
August 27, 2025 – Courts recently blocked a southeast Michigan landfill from accepting Manhattan Project-era nuclear waste from a cleanup site in New YorkThe Michigan Senate voted Tuesday to prevent certain radioactive materials from being disposed of in the state.
August 27, 2025 – Those for and those against constructing a tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac are making their cases. A comment period for the necessary permits from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy ends this Friday.
Environmental activists are appealing to Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Director of EGLE, Phil Roos, to urge the state to reject permits to build the tunnel.