Michigan health officials say nearly everyone should get updated COVID-19 vaccines, despite federal officials saying that may not be the case. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services this ...

The poverty rate under Michigan’s Democratic governor, Gretchen Whitmer, has ranged from 13.1% to 13.5%. The state’s poverty rate remains higher than the national average. The rate is lower than it ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced on Tuesday that she is mourning the death of her father Richard Whitmer, a behind-the-scenes power player in state government and ...

A Metro Detroit woman who told “countless lies” in a fraud scheme that netted $3.3 million from the federal COVID-19 program has been sentenced to serve two years in prison, according to federal ...

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer offered a contrasting view of manufacturing in Detroit Thursday, two days after President Donald Trump defended his tariff strategy in the Motor City.Whitmer, a ...

Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist is ending his run for governor and launching a campaign for secretary of state, saying concerns about democracy and election security drove his decision. Gilchrist ...

Michigan Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist announced he withdrew his name from the 2026 gubernatorial race. Instead, he’s running for Secretary of State. In a video posted on Jan. 12, 2026, Gilchrist ...

LANSING, Mich. — Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II announced Monday he is ending his campaign for governor and instead launching his candidacy for Michigan's next Secretary of State. "The time for me to be ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Mich., was confronted about COVID-19 restrictions in Michigan during a conversation on Caleb Hammer's "Financial Audit" show as the pair discussed the state's finances. "I was ...

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer sought to distance herself from some of the stringent COVID-19 pandemic restrictions implemented in her state, attributing the measures to the limited and sometimes ...