Democratic candidates Emily Busch and Matt Collier launched new advertisements taking aim at their favored primary opponents in the 10th and 8th U.S. House districts, the most directly critical in several spots making up a last-ditch ad blitz in several competitive districts ahead of the August 6 primary election.
DETROIT – Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the 2024-25 fiscal year budget Wednesday that included $9 million in line-item vetoes surrounded by top House and Senate Democrats, Detroit leaders and public safety officials.
DETROIT – Michigan's legislative leaders on Wednesday said the respective appropriations committees in the House and Senate would ultimately parse the merits of using the Strategic Outreach and Attraction Reserve Fund to keep jobs in Michigan instead of attracting them.
The state's student safety program, OK2Say, received its highest ever incident reporting period since launching nearly a decade ago, with a 31 percent increase in reports made in 2023 compared to the year prior.
As speculation flies around who Vice President Kamala Harris will tap as her running mate for the 2024 presidential election, Governor Gretchen Whitmer says she has not submitted any documents to be vetted as a possibility and intends to finish out her last two years in Michigan.
FLINT – Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday praised the education budget she signed into law though the K-12 spending plan has been criticized by educators as it keeps the foundation allowance flat and reduces mental health and school safety funding.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a flurry of bills on Tuesday, including legislation streamlining medically frail parole and prohibiting the "gay panic" defense from being used in the state.
WARREN – Governor Gretchen Whitmer endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president on Monday and told reporters she was not leaving Michigan when asked if she was interested in running as vice president.
The Michigan Civil Rights Commission voted Monday to signal its support for a set of bills currently before the Legislature that, if passed, would prohibit housing discrimination based on source of income or criminal record.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Monday congratulated her fellow "Lanstronauts" for the honor of receiving a U.S. Navy ship named after the city for the first time in history.