'I will never stop fighting for you': Whitmer speaks to sex assault survivors, shares her experience
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivered a message to survivors of sexual assault Tuesday.
Michigan's newest proposed road solution would give cities, counties control, and it has bipartisan support
A new package of bills introduced at the legislature is taking a different avenue to fixing Michigan’s deteriorating roads - and it has nothing to do with raising the state’s taxes. Instead, more than a dozen proposals and bills introduced by the members of the state’s transportation committee would free up Michigan’s local governments to collect their own gas and registration taxes that would go directly to roads managed by those bodies.
Whitmer signs bill protecting counselors, allowing them to continue treating patients
Licensed professional counselors will continue to be able to diagnose and treat patients after Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation updating their scope of practice.
Gov. Whitmer taking vaping case to the Supreme Court
Gov. Whitmer filed an application Friday to take her overturned ban on flavored vaping products to the Michigan Supreme Court.
Whitmer seeks to make more workers eligible for overtime pay
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer moved Thursday to make more Michigan workers eligible for overtime pay, saying her administration would write new labor rules to benefit up to 200,000 people.
New poll shows voters rate President Trump's job performance better than Gov. Whitmer's
In a statewide poll, only 26 percent of voters approved of Gov. Whitmer's job performance in the state. That's 13 points less than President Trump, who voters gave a 39 percent approval rating of.
Gov. Whitmer, AG Dana Nessel fire back after judge temporarily blocks flavored vaping ban
Governor Gretchen Whitmer calls the decision wrong after a judge temporarily blocked her flavored vape ban on Tuesday.
Michigan judge blocks state's ban on flavored e-cigarette
A Michigan judge has just blocked the state's flavored e-cigarette ban. The injunction was issued by a Michigan Court of Claims judge following a lawsuit filed by a business owner who sells vape products.
Senate GOP frustrated with governor over Whitmer's 147 vetoes of budget
The GOP's budget differences with the governor were laid bare Wednesday following Whitmer's veto of 147 items from the legislature's proposed budget. After cutting more than a billion dollars from the proposal, there's chatter in Lansing that that money could be sent back to taxpayers.
Gov. Whitmer defends budget vetoes, urges lawmakers to restart negotiations
"I do not relish using these powers. But they were absolutely necessary because the budgets they sent were fatally flawed," Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said after using a state board to transfer funds between individual agencies.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs budget, rejecting $500M in GOP cuts
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan Gov.
Michigan’s flavored vaping ban is “shortsighted,” could harm more people than help, public health officials say
Michigan's ban the sale of flavored vaping products could harm more people than help. That's the sentiment that some public health officials feel about a blanket ban of a product that is less harmful to its users than those who smoke tobacco. However, Michigan's state health department feels because of a spike in vaping use among youth, it's a necessary order to carry out. Several health organizations agree with the state.
After debates, Whitmer's name was floated for vice president. She's not interested
Give a one-word reaction to the statement: "Gretchen Whitmer for vice president." Ever since her appearance at the Detroit Democratic presidential debate in July, Whitmer's name has managed to float onto the rumor mill of potential nominees for vice president.
