Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan

Whitmer signs bills restricting firearms at Michigan polling places, vote counting centers
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation restricting guns at election locations in Michigan. Republican lawmakers uniformly opposed the bills.
Whitmer signs bills making it illegal to carry firearms at Michigan voting locations
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed two House bills into law that make it illegal to possess a firearm at polling locations across the state.
Gov. Whitmer signs 4 bills into law this week
The bills prohibit open-carry of firearms at polling locations and drop boxes, and remove barriers for estheticians and cosmetologists to provide certain services.
Whitmer signs bills banning firearms at Michigan polling locations
Bills making it illegal to possess a gun at polling locations in Michigan have been signed into law. House Bills 4127, sponsored by state Rep. Penelope Tsernoglou (D-East Lansing), and 4128, sponsored by Rep.
Gov. Whitmer signs bills to limit guns at polling places, near ballot drop boxes
The new Michigan laws prohibit people from openly carrying firearms at polling places or near ballot drop boxes. However, there are some exceptions.
Whitmer signs law banning firearms at voting polls, ballot counting centers
Former national intelligence deputy director Beth Sanner tells CNN what the South Korean president’s declaration of martial law could mean for the US. The governor believes this legislation will create a safe environment for voters.
Michigan Senate committee approves election bills
Wednesday afternoon, lawmakers in a Michigan Senate committee reviewed bills designed to clean up the process of election ...
Legislation would combat censorship, book bans in Michigan’s public libraries
Two bills before the Michigan House Committee on Government Operations would grant public and district library directors sole ...
Michigan Senate passes bills aimed at improving maternal care, narrowing racial gaps
The bills are aimed at improving prenatal and maternal care, including legislation to examine and account for racial ...
‘Stop the Bleed’ bills pass House committee
A set of bills promoting “Stop the Bleed” training and emergency intervention is going to the Michigan House floor for a full ...
Michigan House Democrats pushing last-minute bills before losing trifecta
In their final month in the majority in the state House, Michigan Democrats are seeking to pass reforms to the state's ...
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Michigan Voting Rights Act moves forward despite concerns from local clerks
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and ...
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Three years after Oxford shootings, Michigan school safety bills move forward
The bill package would create more clear protocols for responding to emergencies and add student mental health support.
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Michigan Senate committee approves election access bills
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Wednesday afternoon, lawmakers in a Michigan Senate committee reviewed bills designed to clean up ...
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Michigan Voters Rights Act seeks to expand voting rights for non-English speakers
There is a group of bills making their way through the state legislature that would expand voting rights and require ballots ...
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Legislation moves forward to protect Michigan Indigenous students’ right to wear regalia
Bills that would require Michigan schools to allow Indigenous students to wear traditional tribal regalia to graduation ...