After an election where Republicans made substantial gains with working-class voters, Democratic leaders are debating what ...

Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer made a direct appeal to young men who shifted sharply to the right in the most recent election in a speech Wednesday in which she continued to call for ...

Gov. Whitmer applauded the bipartisan effort in the Michigan Legislature to amend paid sick leave and minimum wage changes ahead of deadline.

The compromise on Michigan's minimum wage and paid sick leave requirements demonstrates that even in divided government, ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer urged the state legislature to focus on bipartisanship and accept compromises as they work on key ...

At Monday’s Ionia legislative update meeting, State Rep. Gina Johnsen discussed the last-minute compromise Michigan lawmakers ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer doubled down on her pledge to find common ground with President Donald Trump's administration in her State of the State speech.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer touched on hot button topics like housing, roads, and childcare in her 2025 state of the state address.

Despite many minimum-wage workers living in apartments with below-average rents, they’re still spending more than 30% of ...

The Michigan Legislature recently made amendments to the state’s Earned Sick Time Act, which became effective Feb. 21, 2025 ...

State lawmakers last week reached an 11th-hour deal to preserve a lower minimum wage for workers who earn tips. Why it ...