Topic: Gretchen Whitmer

Three Michigan men tied to a fanciful plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer during the height of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic because of her strict shutdown rules were found not guilty on state charges by a jury on Friday.

Adam Fox and Barry Croft, convicted in the 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, are demanding a new trial. The pair argues a juror, accused of misconduct, ended up serving as the foreman.

Former Republican Michigan gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley pleaded guilty Thursday to charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riots that lead to the breach of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington DC.

Michigan has become the 22nd state in the nation to ban conversion therapy for minors after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed two bills into law Wednesday, prohibiting any counseling to convince LGBTQ minors to change.

Former Democratic Rep. Mondaire Jones said Wednesday that he would make a comeback attempt and run for Congress in New York's 17th Congressional District.

A Michigan city just outside of Detroit has voted to ban LGBTQ flags on city property under a "neutrality" resolution that was passed unanimously by the city council.

General Motors, one of the so-called Big Three automakers, said Monday it was investing more than $1 billion on upgrades to manufacturing centers in Michigan catering to the next generation of heavy-duty trucks.

Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday signed a bill repealing restrictive abortion legislation passed almost 100 years ago.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer repealed the state's right-to-work law on Friday, handing a major victory to labor unions.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed legislation to amend the state's discrimination law to expand civil rights protections to members of the LGBTQ community.