LANSING, Mich. — Today, in accordance with a federal law, Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags within the State Capitol Complex and upon all public buildings and grounds across the State of Michigan to be lowered to half-staff immediately to honor and remember former Vice President Dick Cheney. Flags should remain at half-staff until internment.  “Former Vice President Cheney […]

LANSING, MI – A state appeals court ruled Monday that Michigan’s Republican-led House of Representatives must send nine bills to the governor that were passed by lawmakers last year. The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks, D-Grand Rapids, and the Senate in a […]

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has spent about $1 million on international travel in 2025 through the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Lawmakers cited stories reported by Michigan Capitol Confidential to press the development corporation during a House Oversight hearing in mid-October. Whitmer has taken four international trips this year that total $1 […]

After severe pregnancy complications forced Crystal McNac to stop working and go on bed rest, food assistance became a lifeline to help keep her other young children fed.  Her first payment through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) arrived last month, helping her make ends meet amid multiple hospitalizations.  But […]

LANSING, Mich. — Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags within the State Capitol Complex to be lowered to half-staff on Wednesday, October 22 to honor and remember former Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick. The flag lowering will coincide with the date of thefuneral.  “Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick was a stalwart voice for Detroit,” said Governor Whitmer. “Whether it was […]

ANTRIM COUNTY, MI. In March of 2025, a trooper from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Gaylord Postbegan investigating a criminal sexual conduct (CSC) complaint after being notified that 34-year-old Travis Miller of Alden was allegedly having inappropriate, sexual conversations with juveniles. Through the investigation, troopers learned that Miller sexually assaulted […]

WEXFORD COUNTY, MI. On September 3 at approximately 10:00 p.m., troopers from the MichiganState Police (MSP) Cadillac Post responded to a residence in Cedar Creek Township for a house fire witha man still inside. Firefighters from the Cedar Creek Township Fire Department arrived on scene andrescued the man from the […]

LANSING, Mich. — Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Majority Leader Winnie Brinks, and Speaker Matt Hall issued the following statements on the Michigan Legislature’s bipartisan deal to pass a full state budget. The budget will ensure top priorities for both Democrats and Republicans are included in the bipartisan budget, such as funding to fix state and local roads, decreasing taxes for working families, protecting Medicaid […]

LANSING, Mich. – Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags within the State Capitol Complex and upon all public buildings and grounds across the State of Michigan to be lowered to half-staff immediately to honor and remember the victims of the shooting at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day […]

LANSING, MICH. In today’s digital environment, sexual predators use social media, messaging apps and gaming platforms to gain access to our children and the use of these tools can be like opening a door right into your child’s bedroom. That’s the message of the Michigan State Police’s new public awareness campaign […]