Local entities are asking Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to call a special election to fill the 35th District State Senate seat vacated by Sen. Kristen McDonald Rivet after her election to the U.S. Congress.

Supporters of Demetrius Frazier, a Michigan prisoner facing execution in Alabama, are asking Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to intervene.

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson officially joined the governor’s race to replace Governor Gretchen Whitmer. What do the two Democrats have in common? They were both targeted by armed and violent MAGA protesters before Jan.

MICHIGAN — Michigan voters will choose a new governor in November 2026. Current Governor Gretchen Whitmer is term-limited after serving back-to-back four year stints in Lansing. We are keeping track of candidates who throw their hats in the ring below.

Ms. Benson, a Democrat, jumped into a high-profile and potentially crowded race to lead one of the country’s top battleground states.

Governor Whitmer launches an art contest for Michigan K-12 students to design the 2025 State of the State program cover.

Currently, Michigan is one of only a handful of states that exempts the state legislature and governor's office from FOIA requests.

The mother of a man from Michigan on death row in Alabama delivered a letter and petition signatures to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Tuesday asking her to intervene.

Supporters of Demetrius Frazier, a Michigan prisoner facing execution in Alabama, are asking Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to intervene.

The decision by Michigan Sen. Gary Peters not to run for a third term set off a political earthquake, igniting buzz about who could get into the race.

After Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) announced Tuesday he wouldn’t be seeking reelection, Michigan got another hotly contested open seat for the 2026 elections. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) is term-limited,