June 1, 2020 Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer blasts Trump over criticism on riot response: 'Deeply disturbing' Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer blasted President Trump on Monday for his criticism of how governors have responded to the widespread protests and rioting in the wake of the death of George Floyd.
June 1, 2020 Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer lifts state's stay-at-home order Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Monday that she is lifting her state's stay-at-home order effective next week, easing restrictions placed on businesses and public gatherings due to the coronavirus pandemic.
May 28, 2020 Dem governors taking heat for flouting their own coronavirus lockdown guidelines Several Democratic governors across the country are taking heat for apparently disregarding some of the coronavirus recommendations they themselves have asked residents to abide by to limit the spread of the virus.
May 28, 2020 Michigan residents sue state, operators over dam failures that led to flooding; Whitmer orders probe After a torrent of floodwaters when two dams failed in central Michigan earlier this month, a batch of lawsuits have now flooded state and federal courts on behalf of residents and businesses claiming extensive damage to their properties.
May 26, 2020 Michigan Gov. Whitmer claims husband's reported boat request was ‘a failed attempt at humor' Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer acknowledged Tuesday that her husband dropped her name while requesting to get their boat in the water ahead of the Memorial Day weekend, though claimed her husband’s comments were a “failed attempt at humor.”
May 26, 2020 Michigan pol alleges Whitmer tried to cover up husband allegedly invoking her office for favor from marina Michigan GOP state Sen. Tom Barrett claimed Tuesday that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and her staff "duped" him "into a cover-up" after the governor's office "adamantly denied" that Whitmer's husband had tried to use her position to convince a dock company to quickly get the family's boat on the water ahead of the Memorial Day weekend amid the coronavirus pandemic.
May 25, 2020 Michigan Gov. Whitmer caught in Memorial Day lockdown controversy over husband's reported boat request Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer faced backlash from Republican lawmakers after a reported request from her husband to get the family's boat out on the water before Memorial Day weekend -- far from their home in Lansing.
May 24, 2020 Trump targeted Michigan's top 3 officials because they're all women, state AG says Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel continued her criticism of President Trump on Friday, claiming he had “risked the health, safety and welfare” of all Michiganders by removing his mask during a tour of a Ford Motor Co. factory in the state Tuesday.
May 23, 2020 Michigan gym owner who defied coronavirus orders calls on America to do the same A Michigan gym owner who defied Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's COVID-19 executive mandates explained he protested with the Open the States movement on Friday to help rally Americans to the cause.
May 22, 2020 Whitmer extends Michigan's stay-at-home order until June 12 Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer extended her stay-at-home order Friday to June 12, her fifth extension of a mandate that has put her at odds with Republican lawmakers and has been the subject of mounting criticism and anti-lockdown protests.