Governor Gretchen Whitmer delivered a speech at Heritage Hall in Lansing, calling on legislators to put their differences aside and pass a state budget.

Michigan faces potential government shutdown in two weeks if the Republican House and Democratic Senate can't reach a budget agreement.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said the nation’s recent lagging jobs report and the uncertain nature of federal tariffs will be in focus during a speech planned next week. The Democrat’s announcement also hinted that she’ll address Michigan’s stalled budget negotiations in what would be her first major public statement on the Legislature’s failure to put a

Partisan politics have resulted in a monthslong legislative stalemate over the state budget that might send Michigan into a government shutdown. Whitmer, who is in her second-to-last year as governor, is expected to call on state lawmakers to break the deadlock in a speech Tuesday focused on Michigan’s economy.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has appointed Julienne Ferris to the Huron County Probate Court, where she will also serve as the 73-B District Court judge.

During a stop in Howell, Vice President JD Vance told the crowd his message to Governor Gretchen Whitmer is "all you gotta do is ask" for the National Guard to be deployed to Detroit.

With just 15 days until a potential state government shutdown, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer formally entered the state budget fray on Tuesday morning in Lansing.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer criticized what she called "chaotic national tariff policies" and a political standoff on the current state budget as a combination of uncertainty costing the state "time, money, opportunities and jobs."