House, Michigan Senate and Gretchen Whitmer

Michigan Senate authorizes lawsuit to force House to send Whitmer bills passed last year
The Senate authorized its Democratic leader to pursue legal action against the House for failing to convey nine bills to Whitmer's desk.
Michigan Senate sues to force House to send legislation to Whitmer
Senate Democrats are trying to force the Republican-led House to transfer bills both chambers already approved to the governor.
Michigan Senate Dems threaten legal battle as House stalls on submitting leftover bills to Whitmer
With Republicans now controlling the Michigan House and Democrats still in charge of the Senate, many lawmakers opened this legislative session with talk of bipartisan solutions. However, tension between the chambers’ leaders has begun to boil over,
Michigan Senate's Democratic Leader prepares to take legal action against House
The Michigan Senate adopted a resolution opening the door to legal action against the Michigan House over nine bills passed last year stuck in limbo.
Michigan Senate threatens to sue GOP-controlled House over halt on 2024 bills
The Michigan Senate can now sue in an attempt to force the state House to send bills passed last year to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's desk.
Michigan Speaker of the House Matt Hall response to Senate Leader Winnie Brink's threat of 'legal action'
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Michigan Senate votes to sue House Speaker
A resolution to allow the Michigan Senate Majority Leader to sue the Speaker of the House for failing to present bills to Governor Whitmer for her approval passed Wednesday. Article IV, Section 33 of the Michigan Constitution requires that every bill passed by the full state legislature must be presented to
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Governor Whitmer signs Jordan DeMay law, strengthening sextortion laws
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill package designed to bolster sextortion laws in Michigan. The new law is named after a ...
Whitmer vetoed 13 bills passed last year by the Democratically-controlled Legislature
Gov. Whitmer vetoed 13 bills passed by the Democratically-controlled 102nd Legislature, citing technical errors and concerns ...
Whitmer vetoes bills to alter petition verification, parolee ID process among others
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has vetoed more than a dozen bills passed by the Democratic-led House and Senate during its ...
Who's vying to replace Gretchen Whitmer as governor in 2026?
Sen. Aric Nesbitt, who represents Michigan's 20th Congressional District, was elected into office in 2019. In 2023, Nesbitt ...
Whitmer signs bills creating hate crime law, criminalizing 'sextortion'
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed into law bills that would reclassify certain crimes as hate crimes, replacing Michigan’s 1988 ...
Whitmer appoints new members of key state election board
Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has appointed two new members — one Democrat and one Republican — to serve on the bipartisan ...