Lansing — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's proposed $83.5 billion spending plan for the next fiscal year includes plans for a new tax on vape pens and e-cigarettes to increase state revenue and ...

That's one way to think of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's budget for 2026, which is to be presented to state lawmakers Wednesday. The unstoppable vehicle is the always-expanding state spending plan ...

LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who has called for new, sustainable funding to fix roads and bridges, will not outline a plan as part of her budget proposal this week but will follow with one ...

Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pitched her seventh annual budget to lawmakers Wednesday, proposing $83.5 billion in spending that would ...

LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday proposed an $83.5 billion budget for 2026 that draws on continued strength in state revenues to boost support for education and local governments ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued the following statement on Trump tariffs. Whitmer says these tariffs would increase the costs of goods and services for people across the state.

Gretchen Whitmer’s fiscal year 2025-2026 budget recommendations. Over the past week, the Democratic governor has laid out her funding priorities. These will include job creation, addressing ...

Lansing — Some House Democrats last week expressed confusion over Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's decision not to mount a more forceful opposition to President Donald Trump's efforts to end government ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Governor Gretchen Whitmer is visiting Grand Rapids Community College on Wednesday morning to tout the Michigan Reconnect program. Michigan Reconnect covers tuition for many ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said President Donald Trump’s impending tariffs on goods from Canada, China and Mexico increase prices for working Michiganders and “cripple our economy.” ...

It continues initiatives introduced earlier under Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, such as the sweetened Earned Income Tax Credit, reduced taxes on retirement income, pre-kindergarten for 4-year-olds ...