Gretchen Whitmer

Governor Gretchen Whitmer will name state Representative Kyra Harris Bolden to the Michigan Supreme Court early next year. She will replace departing Justice Bridget Mary McCormack. Rick Pluta reports.

Decommission work will continue at Michigan’s Palisades Nuclear Plant after a company often focused on decommissioning nuclear plants lost out on a long-shot effort to keep it open. Colin Jackson has more.

The holiday season is approaching, and Michigan's governor is hinting at her holiday wish list for the rest of the year. Colin Jackson has more.

Elizabeth Clement is the new chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. Rick Pluta has more.

Veteran journalist Tim Skubick has seen just about everything during his more than 50 years covering Michigan politics. WEMU’s Josh Hakala spoke with him about how he sees Governor Gretchen Whitmer operating with a slim legislative majority.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer says she hopes this month’s election results are a rebuke of political violence and denialism. Rick Pluta reports.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer formally declared herself the winner of Tuesday’s election as Republican nominee Tudor Dixon conceded the race. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer appears to have won her bid for a second term, fending off a challenge from Republican Tudor Dixon.Rick Pluta has more.

For three and a half decades, Republicans have either run the agenda in Lansing or at least had veto power amid Democrats’ shifting fortunes. At no point since 1983 have Democrats simultaneously held the governor’s office, the state House and the Michigan Senate. But Democrats are cautiously eyeing the possibility that this could finally be their year. Rick Pluta has more.

Michigan has been an abortion rights battleground since June, when the US Supreme Court issued the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe versus Wade. Proposal 3 is an attempt to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution. But the issue is more complex than a single up-or-down vote, and the controversy will almost certainly linger past the November election. Rick Pluta has more.