The Latest Breaking News from Gretchen Whitmer

Governors could derail climate plans

Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin have clean energy plans. Fossil-fuel-friendly candidates could undermine them

Salon · Nov 7, 2022

Here are the places where abortion is on the ballot (in one way or another) this week

Abortion is on the ballot in California, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana and Vermont, but it's also playing a major role in races for governor, attorney general and state supreme courts nationwide.

WEKU · Nov 7, 2022

Dixon-Whitmer's 'high-stakes fight' for Michigan's top job reaches final hours

PONTIAC, Mich. — Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Republican challenger Tudor Dixon both contended they were problem solvers Sunday during some of their final campaign stops before Election Day, but they identified vastly different topics needing attention.

Tribune News Service · Nov 7, 2022

GOP's Tudor Dixon gains ground, but Gov. Gretchen Whitmer still leads in Michigan, poll finds

LANSING, Mich. — Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer holds a 9 percentage point lead over Republican challenger Tudor Dixon in the final days of the race to see who will lead Michigan for the next four years, according to a new poll sponsored by The Detroit News and WDIV-TV.

Tribune News Service · Oct 31, 2022

Need a last minute costume idea? Candidates tell us which fictional character they’d be 🦸

Welcome to the Monday, October 31, Brew. 

Ballotpedia · Oct 31, 2022

Late push by Dixon helps tighten Michigan governor's race

In one of the country's premier battleground states, a last-ditch effort from Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon has helped her pull closer with incumbent Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2022

Obama shuts down heckler at rally

"Right now, I'm talking"

Salon · Oct 30, 2022

Obama stumps for Whitmer in Detroit: 'Tuning out is not an option'

DETROIT — Thousands of people crowded into the Detroit Renaissance High School gymnasium Saturday to hear former President Barack Obama and other Democratic politicians speak at a rally to encourage Michigan voters to get out and vote on Election Day.

Tribune News Service · Oct 29, 2022

Michigan GOP: Ban books on divorce

It's a ludicrous idea that reflects the real Republican plan: Education is about social control, not learning

Salon · Oct 28, 2022

Three men face jail for aiding plot to kidnap politician over Covid restrictions

It was a plot that prosecutors said grew out of hostility over restrictions Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer imposed in 2020 during the pandemic as they could face up to 20 years in jail

Daily Mirror · Oct 26, 2022