Gretchen Whitmer

Detroit Evening Report: Gov. Whitmer advocates for guaranteed paid leave in Michigan

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is calling on Michigan lawmakers to create a new program expanding family and medical leave. Subscribe to...

Detroit officials ‘devastated’ by lack of state funding for long-term psychiatric care and housing

Detroit failed to secure backing from Michigan’s record-breaking $81.7 billion 2024 budget for a long-term psychiatric care project officials pitched...

Detroit Evening Report: Whitmer signs $57.4B ‘Make it in Michigan’ budget

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed a $57.4 billion budget for the state centered on infrastructure, public safety and public...

Whitmer signs bills to make carry-out cocktails permanent, allows alcohol sales at college stadiums

A provision to make alcohol more accessible to help Michigan bars and restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic was made permanent....

Detroit Evening Report: Gov. Whitmer signs package of bills expanding voter rights in Michigan

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently signed a bipartisan package of bills to expand voter rights. Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report...

Detroit Evening Report: Gov. Whitmer launches new education-focused department MiLEAP

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has launched a new education program that promotes pre-kindergarten access and higher education in Michigan. Subscribe to...

Detroit Today: Should Gretchen Whitmer run for president?

Would a presidential run be in Gretchen Whitmer's near future? Two recent profiles released in the Atlantic and Vanity Fair...

MichMash: Michigan’s population problem, EVs take center stage at Mackinac Policy Conference

Politicians, business leaders and community stakeholders gathered for the Mackinac Policy Conference last week to discuss Michigan's future. Automotive News...

Michigan protects workers from retaliation for having an abortion

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan companies will be prohibited from firing or otherwise retaliating against workers for receiving an abortion...

US, Canada building international EV charging corridor

The U.S. and Canada are working together to make a joint electric vehicle charging network. At a recent announcement, officials...

Whitmer strikes 1931 abortion ban from Michigan law

BIRMINGHAM, Mich. (AP) — A near-century old abortion ban that fueled one of the largest ballot drives in Michigan history...

Michigan 1st state in decades to repeal ‘right-to-work’ law

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan, long known as a mainstay of organized labor, on Friday became the first state in...