Gov. Gretchen Whitmer calls special election for state Senate seat that could split Michigan chamber

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer calls special election for state Senate seat that could split Michigan chamber

The 35th Senate District has been unrepresented in the Legislature all year after its former lawmaker, Democrat Kristen McDonald Rivet, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in November. Democrats now hold a slim 19-18 majority in the chamber, and a GOP victory could give Republicans the...