2015 in Michigan
Events from the year 2015 in Michigan. Top stories of 2015 included:
- The Flint water crisis, including a declaration of emergency by Flint's mayor on December 15 and the resignation of MDEQ Director Dan Wyant on December 29
- The emergence of Detroit from the Detroit bankruptcy
- The conviction of Bob Bashara in the Death of Jane Bashara
- The trial of Charles Pugh for having sex with a minor
- The role of two Michigan nurses in the June 24 Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage
- The extramarital affair between two freshmen Tea Party legislators
- The legal battle by Richard Wershe Jr., aka "White Boy Rick", to win his freedom
- Efforts to eradicate the New Zealand mud snail from Michigan waterways.
Office holders
State office holders
- Governor of Michigan: Rick Snyder
- Lieutenant Governor of Michigan: Brian Calley
- Michigan Attorney General: Bill Schuette
- Michigan Secretary of State: Ruth Johnson
- Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives: Kevin Cotter
- Majority Leader of the Michigan Senate: Arlan Meekhof
- Chief Justice, Michigan Supreme Court: Robert P. Young Jr.
Mayors of major cities
- Mayor of Detroit: Mike Duggan
- Mayor of Grand Rapids: George Heartwell
- Mayor of Warren, Michigan: James R. Fouts
- Mayor of Ann Arbor: Christopher Taylor
- Mayor of Lansing: Virgil Bernero
- Mayor of Flint: Dayne Walling/Karen Weaver
Federal office holders
- U.S. Senator from Michigan: Debbie Stabenow
- U.S. Senator from Michigan: Gary Peters
- House District 1: Dan Benishek
- House District 2: Bill Huizenga
- House District 3: Justin Amash
- House District 4: John Moolenaar
- House District 5: Dan Kildee
- House District 6: Fred Upton
- House District 7: Tim Walberg
- House District 8: Mike Bishop
- House District 9: Sander Levin
- House District 10: Candice Miller
- House District 11: David Trott
- House District 12: Debbie Dingell
- House District 13: John Conyers
- House District 14: Brenda Lawrence
Population
The state's largest cities, having populations of at least 75,000 based on 2016 estimates, were as follows:
| 2017 Rank | City | County | 2010 Pop. | 2016 Pop. | Change 2010-16 |
| 1 | Detroit | Wayne | 713,777 | 672,795 | −5.7% |
| 2 | Grand Rapids | Kent | 188,040 | 196,445 | 4.5% |
| 3 | Warren | Macomb | 134,056 | 135,125 | 0.8% |
| 4 | Sterling Heights | Macomb | 129,699 | 132,427 | 2.1% |
| 5 | Ann Arbor | Washtenaw | 113,934 | 120,782 | 6.0% |
| 6 | Lansing | Ingham | 114,297 | 116,020 | 1.5% |
| 7 | Flint | Genesee | 102,434 | 97,386 | −4.9% |
| 8 | Dearborn | Wayne | 98,153 | 94,444 | −3.8% |
| 9 | Livonia | Wayne | 96,942 | 94,041 | −3.0% |
| 10 | Troy | Oakland | 80,980 | 83,641 | 3.3% |
| 11 | Westland | Wayne | 84,094 | 81,545 | −3.0% |
| 12 | Farmington Hills | Oakland | 79,740 | 81,129 | 1.7% |
| 13 | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo | 74,262 | 75,984 | 2.3% |
| 14 | Wyoming | Kent | 72,125 | 75,567 | 4.8% |
Sports
Baseball
- 2015 Detroit Tigers season –
- 2015 Michigan Wolverines baseball team -
- 2015 Michigan Wolverines softball team -
American football
- 2015 Detroit Lions season –
- 2015 Michigan Wolverines football team -
- 2015 Michigan State Spartans football team -
- 2015 Western Michigan Broncos football team -
- 2015 Central Michigan Chippewas football team -
- 2015 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team -
Basketball
- 2014–15 Detroit Pistons season –
- 2014–15 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team -
- 2014–15 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team -
- 2014–15 Detroit Titans men's basketball team -
- 2014–15 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team -
- 2014–15 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team -
Ice hockey
- 2014–15 Detroit Red Wings season –
- 2014–15 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team - In their 28th season under head coach Red Berenson, the Wolverines compiled a 22–15 record.
- 2014–15 Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey team - Under head coach Tom Anastos, the Spartans compiled a 17–16–2 record.
Racing
- Port Huron to Mackinac Boat Race -
- Pure Michigan 400 -
- Detroit Grand Prix - not held
Other
- Michigan Open -
Music
Chronology of events
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Deaths
- January 9 - Roy Tarpley, University of Michigan basketball player, at age 50 in Texas
- February 2 - Dave Bergman, Detroit Tigers first baseman, at age 61 in Grosse Pointe Woods
- April 16 - Robert P. Griffin, U.S. Senator from Michigan, at age 91 in Traverse City, Michigan
- April 17 - A. Alfred Taubman, businessman and entrepreneur, at age 91 in Bloomfield Hills
- April 26 - Marcel Pronovost, Hall of Fame player for Detroit Red Wings, at age 84 in Windsor, Ontario
- April 29 - Calvin Peete, professional golfer and Detroit native, at age 71 in Atlanta
- June 5 - Jane Briggs Hart, aviator and Detroit native, at age 93 in Connecticut
- June 23 - Tommy Hudspeth, Detroit Lions head coach, at age 83 in Oklahoma
- July 2 - Charlie Sanders, Hall of Fame tight end for Detroit Lions, at age 68 in Royal Oak
- August 3 - Mel Farr, Detroit Lions running back and automobile dealer, at age 70 in Detroit
- August 29 - Wayne Dyer, self-help author and Detroit native, at age 75 in Hawaii
- October 12 - Joan Leslie, actress and Detroit native, at age 90 in Los Angeles
- October 19 - Bill Daley, All-American back for Michigan in 1943, at age 96 in Minnesota
- December 22 - Daisy Elliott, politician and realtor, at age 98 in Detroit
Gallery of 2015 deaths