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Why Is Gretchen Whitmer Holding Up a Special Election in Michigan?
The governor has waited more than 210 days to call a special election to fill a vacant state Senate seat, leaving 270,000 ...
Whitmer makes another friendly pilgrimage to White House after viral photo-op skirmish
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) on Tuesday convened again with President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., cementing a ...
Republican Matt Hall leads Michigan House in tumultuous period of divided government
Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall has tried to set the terms of debate in Lansing during a tumultuous period of divided state ...
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Whitmer visits White House to talk about tariffs' impact on Michigan
MIchigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer was in Washington, D.C., Tuesday to meet with President Trump. She said she spoke to the ...
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer: I have not been vetted as Kamala Harris' running mate
Whitmer, co-chair of the Harris campaign, says she plans to remain as governor until the end of her term in 2026.
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Michigan won’t ban smartphones in K-12 classrooms this school year
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called on lawmakers to bring her legislation limiting smartphone use in schools, but House Democrats ...
Michigan’s Progressive Women’s Caucus cheers protections for Planned Parenthood funding
Last week, members of Michigan’s Progressive Women’s Caucus celebrated a federal court decision blocking the Trump ...
Staffer warned against defying Michigan utilities, sources say. Now she'll regulate them
Whitmer's pick to regulate DTE, Consumers Energy and other utilities is drawing criticism from some within her own party.