A longtime staffer for prominent Democratic politicians will serve on a state regulatory body vetting utility rate increases ...

A recent report commissioned by the Michigan Department of Education has state education officials raising their eyebrows ...

Gretchen Whitmer (D) raised at this point in 2017 after announcing ... announced earlier this year that he is running for ...

Governor Whitmer announces over $14 million in tax credits for 10 affordable housing projects in Michigan, expected to create ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has said she wants to land a semiconductor factory in Michigan before she leaves office.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said she spoke with President Donald Trump to express her disappointment that plans for a semiconductor ...

LANSING — Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said Thursday she raised a record $3.5 million in her run for governor, more than ...

Michigan born and bred, Whitmer was elected as the state’s Democratic governor in 2018, after stints as a state representative and senator, professor at the University of Michigan and prosecutor.

Whitmer ran for governor as a pragmatic liberal, emphasizing her bipartisanship while pledging to fix Michigan’s crumbling roads. She rarely talked about Trump before the election or after.

Before serving as Governor, Whitmer was a state lawmaker. She was first elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2000 and then to the Michigan Senate in a special election in March 2006.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer accused her Republican challenger, Tudor Dixon, of "stoking violence" and pushing conspiracy theories meant to divide people, while Dixon said voters have felt the ...