Blog tagged as Governor

Whitmer Suggests Mass Vetoes If Promised Bills Don't Come

12/18/24 10:36 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Whitmer Suggests Mass Vetoes If Promised Bills Don't Come
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer told legislative leaders Tuesday that they “should not expect to see signatures on any more bills" until they have fulfilled their promises to pass certain pieces of legislation, a source told MIRS.

History Says Gilchrist Runs For Governor But Don't Assume 

11/20/24 01:07 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
History Says Gilchrist Runs For Governor But Don't Assume 
Will Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II run for governor in 2026? If he doesn't, he'll be the first lieutenant governor since Luren Dickinson in 1930 to not seek the top post after the governor he served under didn't run again, either due to term limits or for a personal reason.

Governor Charts Different Trump Reaction Plan 

11/18/24 12:40 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Governor Charts Different Trump Reaction Plan 
While other Democratic governors are putting the wagons in a circle to inoculate programs that might be bashed by the incoming president, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is charting her own course on how to deal with the new Donald Trump White House.

Oral Fluid Roadside Drug Tests Are Sitting In A Michigan Warehouse

09/25/24 03:56 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Oral Fluid Roadside Drug Tests Are Sitting In A Michigan Warehouse
In 2013, Brian Smith's parents were killed in a car accident by a driver under the influence of a substance that is not detectable by any roadside test used in Michigan. This wasn't always the case.

Whitmer PAC Spreads Funds In U.S. Senate, House Races

09/05/24 11:12 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Whitmer PAC Spreads Funds In U.S. Senate, House Races
The Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Fight Like Hell political action committee endorsed in five more congressional races Wednesday, raising the number of seats she's playing in to 11 U.S. Senate and 23 U.S. House races, each with one candidate from Michigan.