Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Both candidates for governor claim their opponent is too radical. Some ads push the limit in the days before Nov. 8 election.

'Tuning out is not an option,’ the former president says, attempting to enthuse Democrats in the state’s largest city before the Nov. 8 election.

The latest campaign reports also show GOP gubernatorial nominee Tudor Dixon is closing the fundraising gap with Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Republican candidates for attorney general and secretary of state still trail behind the Democratic incumbents.

On schools, COVID restrictions and more, the truth occasionally got stretched to its limit during Tuesday’s second and last debate.

The two meet for a second and final debate at 7 p.m. at Oakland University in Rochester

Whitmer wants to close Line 5, prepare for climate change, watchdog industrial polluters and update water safety. Dixon wants Line 5 open, regulations cut and a state that treats businesses like customers, not adversaries.

Michigan’s last gubernatorial debate before the Nov. 8 election is Tuesday. Here’s how to watch it.

Governor ties abortion rights to economy as she and challenger Tudor Dixon speak to Detroit Economic Club. Dixon calls that an ‘odd economic plan.’

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s first term was defined by COVID. A Bridge analysis finds the facts are clear: Her orders spared lives, but did so at a cost to the economy and K-12 learning.

As students and schools try to recover from the pandemic, Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Republican challenger Tudor Dixon have vastly different plans for how to improve Michigan schools and colleges.

Campaigning for governor, Whitmer laid out a 98-page plan for Michigan. Four years later, she gets passing marks for childcare, education, abortion, failing ones for transparency and the pension tax and an incomplete on roads.

Miss the debate? Many did. Here are five key moments between first of two debates between Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Tudor Dixon.

In their first debate, Whitmer and Dixon sparred over abortion, the economy, crime, the roads and COVID. What was true, false and needed a lot more context.

Michigan’s gubernatorial candidates Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Republican challenger Tudor Dixon will debate at 7 p.m. Thursday in Grand Rapids. You will be able to watch a live video stream of the debate on this post.

The Democratic governor cites unprecedented investments in public schools during her first term. But her aggressive COVID pandemic policies, including school closures, have fueled conservative attacks on her leadership.

With an opening on the state’s highest court, the governor has a golden opportunity to add a justice with a different background than those who currently serve.

The Democrat in 2020 said she supported the ‘spirit’ of the ‘defund the police’ movement. One month before she’s up for re-election, she is touting increased police funding.

Republican Senator Curt VanderWall and Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are searching for companies who can manufacture the lifesaving drug in Michigan to lower costs. Two companies are talking back.

Voters want to hear about K-12 learning, the economy, abortion, college attainment and crime. Here’s what Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and her GOP challenger Tudor Dixon have said.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Republicans deserve plaudits for approving new financial aid funding. But there are broader, less complex tuition-free college programs to bolster the state’s workforce needs.