Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and legislative leaders made a deal to pass economic development policies before the end of the year, according to her office.

Continuing a tradition of offering clemency ahead of the holiday season, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer welcomed staff members from Maybury Farm in Macomb County to join her outside the Capitol for her annual turkey pardon.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pardoned two turkeys on Tuesday whose names were picked through a statewide contest. In this year's Thanksgiving tradition, Whitmer pardoned sisters Faygo and Vernors. The names were selected out of the 1,500 names that were submitted in the contest and voted on by thousands of residents, according to a news release.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer got a head start on the Thanksgiving holiday in a phone call of thanks to deployed active duty service members of the Michigan National Guard in various spots in the United States, including Macomb County airmen.

William Null of Shelbyville is the latest candidate to signal their interest in seeking the Republican nomination for governor in 2026, despite his history of being implicated in the plot to kidnap Gov.

An advocacy group is claiming the State of Michigan has divested from Israeli bonds. The state Treasury Department says its position hasn't changed.