Governor Whitmer

What proposals will lawmakers pass from Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s State of the State address?

Governor Gretchen Whitmer made stops Tuesday in Lansing and Brighton to build support for her 2023 agenda as she prepares to deliver her fifth State of the State address.

This will be the first State of the State delivered in person at the Capitol in three years and the first delivered by a Democratic governor to a Democratic Legislature in 40 years.

Higher education, mental health, and recycling are among the subjects bills signed into Michigan law this month.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive directive Wednesday to make sure state government is ready to comply with the new abortion-rights amendment to the Michigan Constitution.

Seven state departments and agencies will have new leadership heading into Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s second term.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is on a two-day business jaunt to Washington DC, where she has meetings set up with Biden administration officials and members of Michigan’s congressional delegation.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer says she’s looking forward to next year and working with a Legislature controlled by Democrats.

Second terms as Governor in Michigan are different. There isn’t the pressure of knowing you’ve got to run again for reelection in four years. So how’s Governor Gretchen Whitmer thinking about her second term?

For the first time in nearly forty years both chambers of the Michigan Legislature - the state House and state Senate - will be controlled by Democrats.