Gary Peters' exit creates a highly contested U.S. Senate battleground seat expected to be coveted by both major political parties.

Gov. Whitmer took to social media to talk about why these bills are important to her. “First, I want to talk about why I am signing them,” she said in the video. “No matter

Multiple Michigan Democrats had identified Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Pete Buttigieg as top possible Democratic contenders for the Gary Peters seat.

The Michigan Senate announced it is filing a lawsuit against the House over nine bills that passed in the legislature but never made it to the Governor's office for a signature.

Michigan Senate Democrats are suing House Republicans for withholding nine bills from the governor that were passed by lawmakers last year. Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks, D-Grand Rapids, announced Monday,

As they had threatened last week to do, Michigan Senate Democrats have filed a lawsuit seeking to force House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Twp.) to send nine already-passed bills to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for her signature.

Senate Leader Winnie Brinks and the Democrat-controlled Senate labeled the case an "urgent state constitutional matter."