Detroit Evening Report: State releases ‘alarming report’ on potential impacts of Medicaid cuts
A recent report from the state health department says big federal spending cuts threaten Medicaid benefits for 700,000 people in...
Whitmer on dealmaking with Trump: ‘I will fight back when I need to’
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is responding to critics of her meetings with President Donald Trump by answering that they’ve yielded results....
Whitmer fills vacant Supreme Court seat; two seats will be up for election in 2026
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has appointed a new justice to the state Supreme Court.Noah Hood will serve a partial term until...
Whitmer discusses roads, housing, innovation in Grand Rapids
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer continued to highlight road funding, housing, and innovation as three main priorities during a speech at the...
Whitmer directs state agencies to gather info to fight fed cuts
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive directive Thursday calling on the state health department to create a report on how...
The Metro: Gov. Whitmer talks tariffs at the Detroit Economic Club
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer spoke at a Detroit Economic Club event...
Whitmer says she was surprised to be on camera in Oval Office visit
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said she was caught by surprise last week to walk into the Oval Office for a meeting...
WATCH: Whitmer delivers policy address in DC, meets with Trump
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer spent Wednesday in Washington D.C. to deliver an address where she warned about the dangers of sweeping tariffs...
Whitmer deploys National Guard to help ice storm recovery
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has deployed the Michigan National Guard to help with ice storm recovery.Two specialized teams were deployed Wednesday...
Michigan law lifts 38-year-old surrogate ban
The new state law that lifts Michigan’s 38-year-old ban on paid surrogate pregnancy contracts took effect Monday. Michigan banned the...
Whitmer says DC trip planned to lobby against tariff fight, education cuts
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Wednesday that she will travel to Washington D.C. soon to lobby federal officials against proposed big...
Lawmakers could adopt restrictions this year on phones in schools
A Republican state lawmaker says he hopes Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s support will help get a proposal enacted into law...