By David Shepardson and Nora Eckert WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) -Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer warned on Wednesday that potential 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada suggested by President-elect Donald Trump could harm the U.

State Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt is the second well-known candidate to enter the race to succeed Whitmer, who has two years remaining in her final term after being reelected in 2022. The open governor’s seat in 2026 is expected to spark competitive primaries.

While California fires present the problem of urban encroachment into wilderness areas, most Metro Detroiters wouldn't consider living in such a scenario. However, metro Detroit is surrounded with thousands of acres of forest that are the lungs of the metro area. They are a series of state, metro, county and township parks and open space.

The protests against President-elect Donald Trump will not quite be what they were at his 2017 inauguration for several reasons.

Whitmer is expected to discuss her bipartisan goals, with a focus on fixing roads and supporting the auto industry.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will lay out her agenda during her annual policy address Feb. 26. In a speech this month, she called for road and job funding.

Josh Shapiro frequently called Donald Trump an existential threat ... t the only Democratic swing-state governor in that precarious position. Among the others possibly vying for the 2028 presidential ticket, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signaled ...

A Michigan republican officially joins the race for governor in 2026. Plus, the former director of Black media for the White House discusses the future of President Joe Biden’s policies with State Sen.

Trump calls climate change a hoax. But at the state level, the climate fight will continue — or even accelerate.

President-elect Donald Trump has yet to take office, but his influence already is rippling through state capitols.