mlive

Marshall redevelopment of Victorian-era building to add 8 apartments, commercial space

The Leon building project receives $1.5 million in state funding to transform two vacant properties into mixed-use space near ...

Whitmer claims to have paid down state debt. Actually, it's increased

State debt was $5.5 billion on Sept. 30, 2019, peaked at $7.3 billion in 2023, and sat at $6.6 billion at the end of FY 2025, ...
mlive

Historic preservation effort north of Ann Arbor wins state recognition

The Northfield Township project surveyed more than 1,300 properties and secured National Register of Historic Places ...
The New York Times

Michigan’s Dam Crisis Shows Decay of U.S. Infrastructure, Whitmer Says

Workers in Cheboygan hurried to shore up a dam in danger of being overtopped, part of a “slow-moving disaster” threatening communities across the state. By Billy WitzSam Easter and Amy Graff Sam ...
Fox News

Biden 'had to choose' Harris for VP but 'wanted it to be' Gretchen Whitmer: report

Former President Joe Biden reportedly wanted Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to be his vice president but "had to choose" former Vice President Kamala Harris. An Atlantic article profiled the ...
The Daily Gazette

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she won't endorse in 2 key Democratic races

PLYMOUTH, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Wednesday that she won't make endorsements in either the Democratic primary election for the U.S. Senate or the Democratic convention contest for ...
upnorthlive

Whitmer declares Michigan energy emergency, cites 'skyrocketing gas prices'

LANSING, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer is declaring an energy emergency in response to what she called “skyrocketing gas prices driven by tariffs and the Iran war.” The governor’s ...
AZ Central

Whitmer declares energy emergency in Michigan: What it means for gas

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared an energy emergency on Thursday, April 2, signing an executive order attempting to ease fuel costs for drivers across the state as the ongoing war in Iran ...
The Washington Post

Gretchen Whitmer’s failed literacy test

Molly Macek is the director of education policy at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. In her February State of the State address, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) called literacy an “essential, ...
ABC12

Flint's Jeffery Hawkins joins Michigan law enforcement board

FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced new appointments to various boards and commissions, including a Flint resident. Reverend Jeffery Hawkins from Flint has been appointed to the ...
People

Mich. Governor Says Synagogue Attack Could Have 'Looked Like Sandy Hook' If Not for Heroic Security Guards

A suspect rammed a car into a Michigan synagogue before exchanging gunfire with security guards on Thursday, March 12 Sean Gallup/Getty; Emily Elconin/Getty Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said the ...
AOL

Mich. Governor Says Synagogue Attack Could Have 'Looked Like Sandy Hook' If Not for Heroic Security Guards

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said the attack on a synagogue in West Bloomfield could have been much worse if not for the heroic actions of security guards. A gunman rammed a vehicle into the Temple ...