Gretchen Whitmer

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer also signed a bill restoring the state’s “prevailing wage” law to boost pay on government-funded projects.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a law adding sexual orientation and gender identity to the state's civil rights law.
A Delaware trucker described as a co-leader of the conspiracy to kidnap Michigan’s governor has been sentenced to more than 19 years in prison.
A new poll from the National Education Association found voters were more concerned about school shootings, funding and book bans than CRT.
Joe Morrison, Pete Musico and Paul Bellar planned to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 before the FBI disbanded the scheme.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer plans to appoint Kyra Harris Bolden to the Michigan Supreme Court.
A journey across Michigan, from the places that shunned Gretchen Whitmer and the Democrats to the ones that made them victorious
Coupled with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s reelection win, Democrats will have trifecta control of Michigan for the first time since 1984.
The incumbent Democrat defeated Tudor Dixon, who had tried to make the campaign about schools and "radical sex and gender activists."
The story of the midterm elections is playing out in this closely divided state, where the incumbent Democratic governor stands in the way of MAGA Republicans and their plans.