Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is making a direct appeal to young men who shifted sharply to the right in the most recent election.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called for unity in her State of the State address to a Republican-controlled House and Democrat-controlled Senate on Wednesday night. In her speech, she pointed to “economic uncertainty” and “political division” as the biggest challenges facing the state,

The last thing any of us wants is a generation of young men falling behind their fathers and grandfathers,” Whitmer said.

A Michigan judge ruled on Thursday that the state House had the legal requirement to send the nine stalled bills to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's desk but stopped at forcing the House to present them.

A Michigan Court of Claims judge ruled Thursday nine stalled bills — passed in the previous legislative session but never presented to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for signature — should have been sent to the governor's desk once Republicans took control of the Michigan House of Representatives early this year.

A judge has declined to force House Republicans to present to the governor nine bills that were passed last session but have been withheld by the chamber. However, Michigan Court of Claims Judge Sima G.