Gretchen Whitmer

Michigan’s 35th state Senate seat has been vacant since January. Candidates from both parties have entered the race, though a special election date has not yet been set.

Democrat Brandell Adams joins the race for Michigan’s vacant 35th state Senate district seat, which represents Bay City, Midland and Saginaw. Pressure has been mounting on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to call a special election. The seat, unfilled since January, could shift the balance of power in the state Senate.

The 35th state Senate district has been vacant since the beginning of the year. A special election could shift the balance of power in the chamber, with Democrats only holding a one-seat majority.

On Monday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer approved House Bill 4345, exempting schools from missing days caused by March's historic ice storm. However, some teachers are concerned about the results of this year's state testing due to the storm's disruption.

State environmental officials and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are touting a $25 million grant to build infrastructure and revitalize buildings in local communities.

When the MI Healthy Climate conference kicked off earlier this month, anxieties around the nation’s climate policy likely plagued the minds of attendees, with President Donald Trump once again pulling the United States out of the Paris climate agreement and working to dismantle efforts to combat climate change and environmental injustice.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer says face time with Trump, including a now-famously awkward Oval Office encounter, was worth it to win 21 new fighter jets in Macomb County.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer made some stops in Petoskey, Gaylord and Alpena Thursday to assess the damage from an ice storm that took out power to hundreds of thousands of people across the region last weekend.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer spoke out Wednesday against a Republican budget proposal that could force big cuts to federal spending, including popular programs like Medicaid.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer said Wednesday that she will travel to Washington D.C. soon to lobby federal officials against proposed big cuts to the U.S. Department of Education and new tariffs against Canada and other trading partners.