Governor Gretchen Whitmer

Governor Gretchen Whitmer dropped by an early voting center today to thank election workers and to call attention to the state’s early voting law.

Republicans were already questioning the cost of Governor Gretchen Whitmer's proposals on Wednesday. That will come into focus at upcoming state budget meetings.

Environmental groups have asked the Department of Energy to require an Environmental Impact Statement to ensure the shuttered Palisades nuclear plant is safe before giving it $1 billion dollars to restart the power plant.

William Null, twin brother Michael Null and Eric Molitor were found not guilty of providing support for a terrorist act and a weapon charge.

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.

Among other things, the expansion of the law would protect people who’ve had abortions from being denied a job, a promotion, or housing.

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.

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.

The ban is superseded by a voter approved amendment to the state Constitution.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.

LGBTQ protections are now covered in Michigan’s civil rights law under a bill signed Thursday by Governor Gretchen Whitmer.