Great Lakes Wire

Whitmer signs bipartisan Michigan budget securing $2.7 billion for core Medicaid services

By L. L. Dennison | Oct 13, 2025

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has announced that Michigan’s fiscal year 2026 budget will protect $2.7 billion in federal funding for core Medicaid services, aiming to ensure continued access to health care for millions of residents across the state.

Sen. Nesbitt on shutdown impacts: Employees working without pay 'because Democrats care more about illegals'

By L. L. Dennison | Oct 9, 2025

Aric Nesbitt, a senator for the Michigan Senate, said that the government shutdown is adversely affecting Michigan's troops and veterans by risking base services and delaying benefits.

President of League of American Workers: 'Taxpayer-funded child mutilation is not healthcare, it’s abuse'

By L. L. Dennison | Sep 25, 2025

Steve Cortes, president of the League of American Workers, has expressed opposition to taxpayer-funded gender transition procedures in Michigan, describing them as abusive.