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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently signed dozens of bills into law, including child care safety legislation and the Taylor Swift bills. Here's a list.

Morning 4 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently signed dozens of bills into law, including child care safety legislation and the Taylor Swift bills. Here's a list.

Morning 4 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day.

A new Michigan law allows child care centers in Michigan to install temporary door locks to keep children safe in the event of a shooting.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed bipartisan legislation, also known as the “Taylor Swift bills,” that will prohibit bots from buying up large numbers of tickets for concerts and sporting events, which drives up prices for fans.

A federal judge has blocked Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer from revoking an easement that allows Enbridge to run an oil pipeline through a Great Lakes channel.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced that a redevelopment project in Detroit is receiving funding to create 21 apartments and commercial space.

Efforts to expand high-speed internet across rural northern Michigan will get a $920 million boost from a federal grant.

Michigan regulators continue to consider plans for a massive $7 billion data center planned for 575 acres of farmland south of Ann Arbor.

Another House member is retiring.

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist are taking on the Ohio governor and Jim Tressel in a pair of Michigan-Ohio State football wagers.

DTE Energy maintains that despite the facility requiring enough energy to power more than a million homes, customer bills won’t be affected.

In the four years since the deadly shooting at Oxford High School, Michigan districts have received millions in state funds for safety and mental health services.

Michigan’s legislature has enacted 30 bills through October 20 this year, marking a dramatic decline in productivity compared to previous years’ legislative output.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced a major redevelopment project in Lake Orion that will transform the community’s former high school into the Flats and Lofts at West Village.

City Council President Mary Sheffield will be Detroit’s newest mayor and the first woman to lead the city.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill has been elected governor of New Jersey.

FBI and Michigan State Police conducted searches at multiple homes in a Dearborn neighborhood on Friday, sparking concern among local residents.

FBI Director Kash Patel says federal officials have arrested multiple people in Michigan who had allegedly been plotting a violent attack over the Halloween weekend.

Michigan has been selected as the site for a multi-billion-dollar OpenAI “Stargate” project, a new advanced technology facility to be built by Oracle and Related Digital, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Thursday.

University of Michigan alumnus and billionaire developer Stephen Ross is teaming up with OpenAI and Oracle to build a massive new data center just outside of Ann Arbor.

The state of Michigan is sending $4.5 million to the Food Bank Council of Michigan as more than one million residents face a pause in federal food assistance payments.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved energy company Enbridge's plan to encase a segment of an aging oil pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel.

Detroit voters will choose a new mayor Tuesday in the city’s first open-seat mayoral race in a dozen years.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced that 39 villages and small cities across Michigan, including several in Metro Detroit, will receive grants to improve local roads.

President Donald Trump says he agreed to halt a planned show of federal force in San Francisco after appeals from tech executives and the mayor.

The Michigan governor’s office is standing by Michigan State Police leadership despite calls from Republican lawmakers for them to resign or be fired.

A lawsuit alleging that the Michigan Department of Corrections instructed guards to use body cameras during routine strip searches at the Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility in Washtenaw County has been dismissed by a judge.

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is promising to “fix the damn roads” in Macomb County with a newly signed deal.

120 Soldiers from the Michigan Army National Guard’s 1430th Engineer Company, based in Traverse City, are deploying to the Southwest Border to support federal law enforcement efforts.

A new transportation hub is coming to Michigan Central in Detroit, and proposed plans include an intercity bus station and a new passenger rail.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer formally signed the deal that will complete one of the signature promises from her first campaign.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced that free school meals will continue for all students in Michigan as part of the recently signed school aid budget.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed Michigan’s $81 billion budget this week, setting the course for the 2026 fiscal year.

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Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a budget bill Thursday, Oct. 8, 2025, in Trenton -- delivering significant tax relief to working Michiganders and seniors.

The budget, which began Oct. 1, includes a $14.1 billion general fund. It was approved with bipartisan support in the Legislature.

Local 4’s co-morning anchor and Flashpoint host Jason Colthorp had a chance to talk to Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Oct. 3 to hear her thoughts on the recently passed budget.

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The Michigan House and Senate voted and passed state budget bills overnight, which are now being sent to Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s desk for her final signature.

The Michigan House has voted and passed a budget bill, which is now being sent to the Senate for consideration.

As Michigan lawmakers continue to work on the state budget, it appears that school meals will remain free, according to Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has hinted that she may not be interested in running for president in 2028.

State Government shutdown just after midnight as the fiscal year began.

Michigan’s state government has entered its new fiscal year without an approved budget, a situation that technically violates the state’s constitution.

With lawmakers racing toward a looming deadline to pass the state budget, educators and advocates are watching closely.

Officials provided new details Monday during a press conference about the deadly attack at a Grand Blanc Township church.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer released a statement Sunday on the shooting at a church in Grand Blanc Township.

Multiple victims have been confirmed, a shooter is dead, and a church is on fire after an active shooter situation in Grand Blanc, police said.

Michigan leaders issued statements after the legislature reached a tentative agreement to pass the School Aid budget and state budget, including long-term road funding, before the end of the fiscal year.

“The Savant” star Jessica Chastain says she disagrees with the decision to postpone the release of the Apple TV+ political thriller series.

It has been two and a half months since Michigan lawmakers missed their deadline on July 1 to get a budget passed.

With just 15 days until a potential state government shutdown, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer formally entered the state budget fray on Tuesday morning in Lansing.

Michigan’s governor is pressing state lawmakers to avert a government shutdown that looms around the same time Congress contends with a potential shutdown of the U.S. government.

The fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at an event in Utah had particular resonance for public figures who have experienced political violence themselves.

At President Donald Trump's news conference, Fox News' Peter Doocy asked something that surely baffled those who avoided social media over Labor Day: “How did you find out over the weekend that you were dead?”.

Michigan Democrats accused Republicans Wednesday of defunding police services in a new state budget plan, highlighting cuts to training programs and community safety initiatives as an October 1 government shutdown deadline looms.

Just hours after, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer convened a crucial meeting with legislative leaders on Tuesday to discuss the state budget stalemate.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed bipartisan bills into law that make it a crime to create and distribute AI-generated content of people in sexual situations without their consent.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and other top Democrats are warning President Donald Trump to stay out of the cities they run.

As students start school this year, 17 states and the District of Columbia are imposing new cellphone restrictions.

Michigan families could lose access to free pre-K for all and free school meals as state lawmakers remain deadlocked over budget negotiations, threatening key education initiatives championed by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

Michigan's governor met privately with President Donald Trump to urge him to change course on tariffs that are having a big impact on automakers in her state.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has been a career Democrat in the battleground state of Michigan but is now planning to run for governor as an independent.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer met with President Donald Trump at the White House to discuss the impact tariffs and Medicaid changes are having on her state.

Democrats are out of power in Washington but hold 23 governors' seats, including in five of the seven presidential battlegrounds Donald Trump swept last year.

The 11 people who injured in a stabbing at a Walmart in Traverse City on Saturday are still recovering in the hospital.

Authorities say they plan to file terrorism and assault with intent to murder charges against the suspect in a weekend knife attack at a Walmart store in Michigan.

A man went on a stabbing spree at a Walmart in Traverse City, leaving 11 people hurt.

Nearly one-third of Americans are dealing with some form of medical debt, including more than 200,000 people in Michigan.

General Motors (GM) announced on Tuesday what vehicles its Orion Assembly plans to produce.

The voters in early presidential nominating states are used to seeing contenders months or even years before most of the country.

Republican Tudor Dixon announced that she will not be running for Michigan governor or U.S. Senate in 2026.

Leaders in Michigan are reacting after the House voted to pass President Donald Trump's big tax and spending bill, sending it to his desk for a signature.

The WNBA announced Monday that Detroit will be getting a team for the 2029 season.

The Detroit Detention Center will now be fully staffed and managed by the city of Detroit, freeing up staff and resources for the Michigan Department of Corrections.

Democrats have spent the early months of Donald Trump's second presidency trying to find the right messages and messengers to counter an aggressive administration.

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A former GOP state lawmaker who served as speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives is joining a crowded bench seeking the Republican nomination for the 2026 gubernatorial race in the battleground state.

Nearly 800 residents and business owners from Midland, Gladwin, and Saginaw Counties have signed a letter demanding that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer address the state’s role in the catastrophic Edenville Dam failure that devastated their communities five years ago.

A federal appellate panel denied Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s latest effort to dismiss a lawsuit from Enbridge Energy over the Line 5 oil pipeline.

Michigan DNR is working to improve recreational boating across 12 communities through the Waterway's Grant Program.

The man suspected of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another has been taken into custody, ending a nearly two-day search that put the entire state on edge.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has called President Donald Trump's military intervention in Los Angeles an assault on democracy.

Gov. Whitmer has declared a state of emergency for the city of Lansing, and Allegan and Baraga counties after severe weather caused extensive damage on May 15.

New law for the 2024-25 school year will exempt Northern Michigan school districts to make up missed school days after March ice storm.

Here's how Michigan will tackle the shortage of psychologists in K-12 schools.

Part of I-94 in Macomb County will be reduced to two lanes for bridge work.

Democrat Gretchen Whitmer touted her accomplishments as Michigan's governor as she passes the midpoint of her second term and is continuously floated as a potential 2028 presidential candidate.

The latest pardons by President Donald Trump are another example of him flexing his power to bestow clemency on political allies and prominent public officials, including those convicted of defrauding the public.

Sun Bucks program allows families to stay fed during the summer months.

President Donald Trump said he will consider pardoning the men who plotted to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Part of I-94 in Macomb County will be reduced to two lanes for bridge work.

Four months into the Trump administration, some top Democrats are rethinking their approach to podcasts.

The U.S. Justice Department’s new pardon attorney says he is going to take a “hard look” at two men who are in prison for leading a conspiracy to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020.

The dam failed in May 2020, releasing water that overwhelmed the Sanford Dam downriver and flooded Midland.