Gov. Grechen Whitmer signed legislation prohibiting conversion therapy aimed at changing the sexual orientation or gender identity of LGBTQ+ youth.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer met Monday with local nonprofit Kids’ Food Basket to learn about its mission and to advocate for her latest education budget, which allocates $160 million to provide free meals...

The Governor’s strategy for revitalizing her state has two parts: to grow, Michigan needs young people; to draw young people, it needs to have the social policies they want.

Gov. Whitmer signed the bipartisan education budget in July, which allocates $160 million dollars to provide all of Michigan's 1.4 million public school students free meals at school for one year.

Michigan representatives voted to approve a series of bills that advocates said would strengthen hate crime laws in Michigan.

Despite Republican objections, the Michigan House of Representatives voted to repeal a right-to-work law, codify L.G.B.T.Q. rights and expand gun background checks.

Unions flexed their muscles in the state after facing setbacks over the past decade that resonated nationally.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has pushed for progressive policies to attract young people, declaring ‘Bigotry is bad for business’

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday signed an executive directive ordering all state agencies to ensure they are supporting Michigan’s new constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights.

The largest investment in education in the state's history, as well as workforce retention, infrastructure, public safety and road repairs are among its highlights.

Whitmer says since the program launched less than a year ago, police officers have conducted nearly 3,400 check-ins and taken 389 illegal firearms.

The Governor of Michigan has led her state through the pandemic, climate emergencies, and a kidnapping plot. Now all eyes are on her to see how she will wield her Democratic majority.

Macomb County voting machines weren't tampered with, an independent audit found.

A resolution condemning any comparisons of gun reform legislation to the Holocaust was passed by the Michigan House last week, but not without friction between Democrats who control the chamber and...

The Democratic bills passed along party-line votes and reverse labor policies championed by Republicans.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer plans to call for policies to reduce gun violence and increase funding for law enforcement, according to excerpts of the annual address.

Efforts by groups and organizations to ban books in Michigan are being made against an overwhelming majority of public opinion that opposes such actions. That’s the takeaway from a newly released...

The new laws aim to keep firearms out of the hands of perpetrators of domestic violence.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer hopes to get ahead of an impending U.S. Supreme Court ruling that could overturn the landmark abortion case Roe v. Wade.

The Michigan House approved a package of bills Wednesday evening that would implement safe storage requirements for firearms.

Michigan’s first non-binary state lawmaker is calling comments by Republican colleagues “disheartening” and “offensive.”

Calling it an “archaic practice” and a “human rights abuse,” Democrats in Lansing this week reintroduced legislation to end child marriage in Michigan. State Sen. Sarah Anthony (D-Lansing) and Rep....

Governor Gretchen Whitmer released a statement Wednesday after the release of the state’s latest economic numbers.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was joined by students, parents and educators Thursday in a Suttons Bay Public School cafeteria as she signed the bill. It includes $160 million for free breakfast and lunch for...

The Michigan House voted Wednesday to require safe gun storage and suspend sales-and-use taxes on safety devices.

Since Jan. 31, 10 bills reflecting a sea change in Michigan's policy and politics were signed into law. Several others await Gov. Whitmer's signature.

During the fourth January 6 committee hearing on Tuesday we saw several familiar faces and learned about some new Michigan-related revelations.

Rep. Angela Witwer represents Eaton County as the House Appropriations Committee chair, carrying more power than most state representatives.

Criminal justice reforms signed three years ago took effect last week, with nearly 850,000 Michiganders seeing at least one conviction automatically set aside. The automatic expungement process began...

A group of Democratic lawmakers is working to expand what is considered a "hate crime" in the state of Michigan.

With classes starting across Michigan, Consumers Energy is working with 11 school districts to put all-electric school buses on the road.

The order also protects providers of legal abortion in Michigan.