Emily Lawler is a State Government and Politics Editor at the Detroit Free Press. She specializes in government and politics, with a keen focus on elections, public policy, and the commodities markets, while also covering regional and world news. Emily's work has been featured in MLive, the Detroit Free Press, and the Grand Haven Tribune.
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and President Donald Trump touched on some of the same themes but offered different solutions in marquee speeches this week.
Start your day with the morning's top news in Detroit and Michigan.
By: Todd Spangler
A recent social media post from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer shows how Democrats have evolved from how they talked about the cost of living one cycle ago.
Michiganders talk high gas prices and what they mean politically and otherwise on May 1, 2026.
By: Emily Lawler, Todd Spangler, Paul Egan, Arpan Lobo
The Free Press talked to people paying more at the pumps about who and what they blame and how it might affect their vote.
By: Emily Lawler, Paul Egan, Arpan Lobo, Todd Spangler
The Free Press talked to people paying more at the pumps about who and what they blame and how it might affect their vote.
The Free Press talked to people paying more at the pumps about who and what they blame and how it might affect their vote.
Our dispatch this week comes from Mackinac Island.
