The Latest Breaking News from Gretchen Whitmer

Michigan jury gets case against 3 men tied to Whitmer plot

Jurors have begun deliberations in a third trial connected to a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2022

Michigan governor candidates to debate for final time

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Republican challenger Tudor Dixon are debating for the final time before the November election for control of the battleground state

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2022

Awaiting voters’ decision on abortion, when medicine and politics collide

LANSING, Mich. — The fight over abortion is steaming toward a political resolution across Michigan as activists, policymakers, politicians, providers and would-be-patients eye the Nov. 8 election.

Tribune News Service · Oct 24, 2022

Michigan to vie for 3rd Stellantis battery plant in North America

The maker of Jeep SUVs and Ram trucks is giving Michigan another chance to land an electric-vehicle battery plant and the hundreds of jobs that come with one after the Great Lakes State missed out on the company's first two for North America.

Tribune News Service · Oct 18, 2022

Juror dismissed for ‘flirting’ with defendant in Gretchen Whitmer kidnap trial

Prosecutors cited “eye contact” and “smiling” between the juror and Paul Bellar

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022

Kamala Harris campaigns with Gretchen Whitmer in potential 2028 preview

DETROIT — Vice President Kamala Harris smiled, laughed and showered her fellow Democrats with compliments as she campaigned in Detroit on Saturday with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who remains a favorite for reelection even as her race with Republican Tudor Dixon appears to tighten.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 16, 2022

‘Flirting’ juror dismissed from Whitmer kidnapping trial

A juror was relieved of her jury duties in the trial of three men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over concerns that she was flirting with one of the defendants.

Tribune News Service · Oct 15, 2022

GOP nominee Dixon bashes "lonely" women

The Trump-endorsed nominee in Michigan expressed interesting views on what makes a family during a recent rally

Salon · Oct 15, 2022

Juror dismissed from trial after accusations of flirting with defendant

A judge has dismissed a young woman from the jury hearing the trial of three men in connection with a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer after attorneys accused her of flirting with one of the defendants

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2022

There’s a billion-dollar bidding war for EV plants across the US

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer wasn’t happy. Ford Motor Co., a company whose very name is synonymous with Detroit, had just announced it had chosen two southern states, Tennessee and Kentucky, as sites for an $11 billion electric-vehicle project.

Tribune News Service · Oct 14, 2022