Whitmer sues to secure abortion rights, vacate ban

  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sued Thursday to protect abortion rights, asking a Michigan court to recognize...

Jury to begin deliberations in Whitmer kidnap trial on Monday

  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A prosecutor urged jurors Friday to convict four men in a plot to kidnap...

Prosecutors rest their case in Gov. Whitmer kidnap trial

  Prosecutors rested their case Wednesday against four men charged with planning to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer before the 2020...

Lawyers: FBI lured men for Whitmer kidnap plot

  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — The four men charged with planning to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer were swayed by informants and...

Trial next for 4 accused in Whitmer kidnap plot

  GRAND RAPIDS (AP) — Were they gullible foul-mouthed men under the spell of undercover agents? Or a rogue cast...

State tax rollback possible even as Whitmer, GOP disagree on approach

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer hit the road Tuesday to sell her tax cut plans in metro Detroit as hints revealed room...

Whitmer: Senate GOP tax cut plan “not sustainable”

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sent a strong signal Wednesday that a $2.5 billion tax cut plan adopted this week by the...

Michigan stops urging masks in schools, other public places

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration on Wednesday stopped recommending that masks be worn inside schools and other...

Whitmer’s budget turns heads in election year

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is asking state lawmakers to significantly boost state spending and approve some targeted tax cuts. That’s amid...

Gov. Whitmer’s proposed budget, explained

Michigan has a $7 billion budget surplus. That’s thanks to federal pandemic stimulus funding as well as the state's booming...

Whitmer offers record $74 billion budget plan

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s budget proposal is now on the table with a record-setting $74 billion in revenue to work with....

Whitmer to present spending plan this week

The first step toward spending Michigan’s surplus from tax revenue and federal recovery funds begins this week.  Gov. Gretchen Whitmer...