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Whitmer pushes pension plan to relieve prison staff shortage, despite her veto

This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com. LANSING — Lawmakers in 2024 passed legislation allowing ...

Whitmer defends veto of stalled bills, despite advocates' anger

Why the bills were never formally presented to the governor remains a mystery that has prompted suspicions in Lansing.

Whitmer makes ‘science of reading’ training mandatory for Michigan teachers

Michigan elementary school teachers will be required to take literacy training by the 2031-2032 school year, under a new law ...

Whitmer's final state budget includes some cuts, focus on state's literacy crisis

Whitmer signed off on the annual state budget, giving the final stamps of approval to the last yearly state spending plans of ...

2 more convictions tossed in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer

A state appeals court has set aside convictions for two men involved in a 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.