In her new book, Jocelyn Benson targets 2026 gubernatorial rival Mike Duggan for trying to recruit a White male opponent to Gretchen Whitmer in 2018.

Governor Whitmer also talked about the housing shortage. She announced the Employer Assist Housing Fund which will invest in work-force housing. The Michigan State Housing Development Authority or MSHDA will divvy-up $10 million to businesses around northern Michigan that apply.

Gary Peters' exit creates a highly contested U.S. Senate battleground seat expected to be coveted by both major political parties.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer plans to propose “record high” per-pupil funding in her upcoming budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, her office told the Michigan Advance. The current FY 2025 School Aid budget,

Gretchen Whitmer's adaptation of her "True Gretch" memoir for readers 14 and up has new material, including a conversation with her two daughters.

On the biennial National Assessment of Educational Progress, Michigan fourth and eighth grade students’ average reading scores were lower than in 2022, the last time the test was administered. Math scores were up for fourth graders in Michigan but fell among eighth graders. The changes weren’t considered statistically significant.

A Democratic candidate won a state Senate special election in Iowa, which wouldn’t be especially notable were it not for the fact that it was a Republican-held seat in a district that Donald Trump won by 21 points.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s State of the State Cover Page Contest with the theme “Think Michigan” is inviting students to share their creativity.

NEW YORK CITY, NY — While promoting her latest book on a late-night talk show, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer talked about topics ranging from Michigan auto manufacturing to commonalities with President Donald Trump and her 2026 Super Bowl prediction.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Mich., said Tuesday that she agreed with "The View" co-host Sunny Hostin's assessment that President Donald Trump's deportations were targeting "Brown people."

A federal judge has refused to stop what would be the fourth nitrogen gas execution in the U.S. Chief District Judge Emily C.

Demetrius Frazier’s lawyers asked Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to demand his return to his home state, where he would live out his life in prison.