The governor prefers Rock N’ Rye to Redpop, Detroit to Flint-style coney dogs, and knows the definitive point at which “Up North” begins in Michigan. Oh, and she puts ketchup on her pasties.
US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited the Lansing area to discuss investments in infrastructure and the economy under President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Six Michigan-based tribes have withdrawn from federal discussions over the proposed Line 5 oil pipeline tunnel, calling it “unacceptable” that a permit for the controversial project is expected to be issued soon in accordance with an executive order by President Donald Trump declaring a national “energy emergency.”
Ex-President Donald Trump has a long record of supporting judges to help advance his anti-abortion agenda. This year, he has big plans for the Michigan Supreme Court.
For Democratic State Rep. Mai Xiong, the struggle against ICE human rights abuses and the deportations affecting the nation’s immigrant communities are hitting closer to home.
Grocery stores across the state are shifting their egg supplies to accommodate newly enacted legislation that requires most eggs to come from cage-free housing systems.
In a speech this week, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer detailed her legislative agenda for the rest of 2023—including plans for paid family and medical leave, new clean energy standards, expanded health care, and even more reproductive freedom.
A bill that would bar the “gay panic” and “trans panic” defenses from being used in court was passed Thursday by the state Senate.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer spent the last week in Japan meeting with business leaders and trying to lure supply chain investments into Michigan. And she came back with an eight-figure deal to prep Battle Creek for an electric future.
Beginning in Februrary, recent legislation will translate to tax rebate checks averaging approximately $550 for more than 700,000 Michigan families.
