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Former South Bend Mayor and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says he's enjoying family time at home in Traverse City and he plans to continue working for Democratic causes and candidates.
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The state Legislature capped weeks of negotiations Wednesday with the adoption of an $81.7 billion state budget. It now goes to Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
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Among other things, the expansion of the law would protect people who’ve had abortions from being denied a job, a promotion, or housing.
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The former head of a Michigan marijuana licensing board has pleaded guilty to bribery. Rick Johnson admits he accepted at least $110,000 in exchange for approving applications for the lucrative business.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer told a police officers’ group Friday that Michigan’s new gun laws will make law enforcement safer. The Democratic governor spoke to the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives at a symposium in Detroit.
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The ban is superseded by a voter approved amendment to the state Constitution. But Governor Gretchen Whitmer said it’s important to strip what she calls “zombie laws” off the books to protect reproductive rights.
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LGBTQ protections are now covered in Michigan’s civil rights law under a bill signed Thursday by Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
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The four-bill package would ban guns from coming within 100 feet of polling places, ballot drop boxes, and absentee ballot counting areas.
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The governor is expected to announce a plan to spend $160 million in the state budget to offer free school breakfast and lunch to all Michigan students.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the first public act of the new year Tuesday — a $1.1 billion spending bill that includes money for housing and assistance for businesses that suffered losses due to COVID-19.