Gretchen Whitmer

The Michigan Senate voted today to expand a low-income housing assistance program to cover potential homebuyers who fall in the middle-income category. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A breakthrough in budget discussions between Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s administration and House and Senate leaders is raising hopes a new state budget can be approved by the July 1st deadline. We have more from Rick Pluta.

School districts that refused millions of dollars in state safety grants because of strings that were attached are pondering their next steps after the Michigan Supreme Court refused to consider their legal challenge. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The Michigan Senate approved bills Thursday to create a tax break for developers to build affordable housing. Rick Pluta reports.

Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall says Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s trade trip to Europe is delaying progress in budget negotiations. Rick Pluta reports.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is in Europe this week on an international trade mission focused largely on defense and aerospace. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer says she expects the Gordie Howe International Bridge will open soon. That’s after the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority announced today's ribbon-cutting won’t take place while unspecified issues between the U.S. and Canada are resolved. Rick Pluta reports.

The state House voted Wednesday largely along party lines to accelerate new standards for teaching reading to students. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The Michigan Court of Appeals has dismissed kidnapping, terrorism and felony firearm convictions against a man accused of aiding the 2020 plot to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer. We have more from Rick Pluta.

It is less than a month before the July 1st deadline for the Legislature to have a budget wrapped up for the coming fiscal year. As we hear from Rick Pluta, the Legislature has a history of missing that target.