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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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."

In a little-noticed move, Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued a directive Friday for the heads of state departments and agencies to review executive orders issued by President Donald Trump that would,

Friends and family of the Detroit man want him to be able to serve a life-in-prison sentence in Michigan instead of being executed in Alabama.

President Trump last week ordered an end to diversity, equity and inclusion programs and policies in the federal government.