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.

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.

Mallory McMorrow, a state senator who won national Democratic acclaim in 2022 with a speech defending liberal values while identifying herself as a “straight, white, Christian, married suburban mom,” said she had not ruled out a run for either governor or the Senate.

State financing will support plans to turn blighted 100-year-old building on Oakland Avenue into new housing units.

Whitmer signed bills that would allow communities to ask voters for tax increases to fund public transit and increase a tax at Metro Detroit hotels.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced support for projects that will create more than 700 jobs in Metro Detroit in the healthcare and mobility industries.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will lay out her agenda during her annual policy address Feb. 26. In a speech this month, she called for road and job funding.

Whitmer and bipartisan leaders vowed to defend Michigan’s automotive leadership and prevent Chinese-subsidized vehicles from undermining the U.S. market.

In recognition of the Detroit Lions' exceptional 2024-25 season, Governor Gretchen Whitmer declared Jan. 18 as "Honolulu Blue Day."

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced several projects across Michigan that expect to create up to 723 new jobs and generate over $65 million in private investment combined. One of the projects involves Piston Automotive, a subsidiary of automotive supplier Piston Group, LLC.

Pete Buttigieg, 43, a former presidential candidate who's viewed as a rising star by many in Democratic politics, had been floated as a potential candidate for governor next year.