Michigan program aims to train, retain more early childhood teachers
Efforts to expand free pre-K in Michigan have led to struggles in finding and keeping enough child care workers and teachers.
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Efforts to expand free pre-K in Michigan have led to struggles in finding and keeping enough child care workers and teachers.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin, among those giving remarks Friday after the attack at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield.
President Trump says he is working with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and other regional officials in support of a lock and dam system intended to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes.
Additional federal funding will be available to assist Northern Lower Michigan with recovery after the disruptive 2025 ice storm.
No tornado watch was issued for Michigan on Friday, even though the NWS later determined a supercell spun out four tornadoes.
Initial estimates showed that it would take five to seven years for renovations at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, but lawmakers said on Tuesday they want it done by the end of 2028.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivered her final State of the State address as Michigan's governor on Wednesday night.
Whitmer, who reached her two-term limit, touched on various topics, including the economy, education and the roads.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will give her final State of the State address as Michigan's governor on Wednesday night. The address will be presented at 7 p.m. in the Michigan House Chambers, before a joint session of the Michigan House and Senate.
Michigan lawmakers required schools to adopt a cardiac emergency response plan for the current school year if the Legislature appropriated "sufficient funds," but funding wasn't dedicated in the education budget.
Voters in Michigan say they're worried about the cost of living, and affordability is a leading issue in 2026 campaigns.
Prosecutors say the man was previously convicted of threatening to kill police officers and a judge in Macomb County.
The $88.1 billion fiscal year 2027 budget includes a $13.6 billion general fund and $21.4 billion on school aid, officials said.
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Ontario Premier Doug Ford say they expect the bridge to still open on time.
A statewide ban on student use of cellphones during K-12 class time will take effect for the 2026-27 school year.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed a new law that prohibits students in Michigan's public K-12 classrooms from using mobile devices such as smartphones during class time. There are specific exceptions allowed, such as for medical reasons and emergencies.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is proposing a state budget that includes $90 million in tax breaks aimed at senior homeowners.
Michigan's lottery has contributed over $1 billion to the School Aid Fund for the seventh consecutive year.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says that her father, former state official and businessman Richard Whitmer, died Monday.
Elected officials who represent Michigan are reacting to the fatal shooting Saturday morning by federal agents in south Minneapolis. The incident comes less than three weeks after a U.S. Immigration and Enforcement officer fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Good in the same city.
Whitmer is expected to discuss her time in office and her proposals on creating jobs, lowering costs, continuing investments in education and literacy and building housing.
In a tale of two speeches, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has offered a rebuttal to President Trump's defense of his tariff policies, made just days before by the president in Detroit.
For more than 50 years, the Michigan Lottery has given a portion of its earnings to the state's School Aid Fund.
A federal judge has blocked Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer from revoking an easement that allows Enbridge to run an oil pipeline through a Great Lakes channel.
A federal appeals court has blocked Michigan's ban on conversion therapy for minors who are LGBTQ+, declaring it violates the First Amendment rights of therapists and counselors.
