Tag: Gretchen Whitmer
Michigan lawmakers vote to provide state funds if federal SNAP money expires
Michigan lawmakers took a major step to blunt the impact of the federal shutdown on food assistance Oct.…
US Army Corps of Engineers approves Enbridge plan to encase aging Great Lakes oil pipeline
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday approved energy company Enbridge’s plans to encase a segment of…
Hmong refugee pardoned by Michigan governor still faces deportation to Laos
[Source]A gubernatorial pardon in Michigan has not ended the deportation threat for Lue Yang, a 47-year-old Hmong refugee…
Withheld Michigan House bills must be presented to the governor
Michigan Capitol | Susan J. DemasA split Michigan Court of Appeals on Monday said the Republican-led House of…
Proposed Michigan House Resolution calls for tracking efforts to reduce childhood traumatic events
State Rep. Douglas Wozniak (R-Shelby Twp.) testifying in front of the House Committee on Families and Veterans. Oct.…
Blue state bureaucracy orders euthanasia of rescued disabled fawn, sparking bipartisan outrage
Michigan state Rep. Angela Rigas joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers Thursday in urging Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to…
Michigan Supreme Court justices question governor’s immunity, timeliness of worker’s comp lawsuit
Michigan Supreme Court | Susan J. DemasThe Michigan Immigrant Rights Center presented oral arguments to the Michigan Supreme…
Michigan creates additional marijuana tax to fund Whitmer’s plan to ‘fix the damn roads’
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday signed into law a new 24% tax on…
Michigan lawmakers act to avert state shutdown, less than 2 hours into the fiscal year
LANSING — Michigan state government began Oct. 1, the first day of the 2026 fiscal year, with no…
Protest, slow progress in Lansing as Michigan state budget clock ticks
LANSING — Michigan lawmakers and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer raced Tuesday, Sept. 30 to approve a state budget before…
Gov. Whitmer casts new uncertainty as Michigan state budget deadline looms
After championing a budget and road funding framework last week, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer expressed new uncertainty about the…
Michigan Mormon Church Shooting: What to Know
At least four victims have died and eight others were injured after a shooter opened fire at and…