Gov. Whitmer vows to 'get things done' in 2nd term, calls for gun reforms
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer speaks to supporters at a rally at the Crofoot Ballroom on Nov. 6, 2022, in Pontiac, Michigan. - Sarah Rice/Getty Images North America/TNS

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer began her second term Sunday by calling on state leaders "to come together to get things done," including reducing gun violence, investing in education and tackling climate change. Whitmer, a Democrat and former state lawmaker from East Lansing, took her oath of office outside the Michigan Capitol. With temperatures hanging in the high 30s, the inauguration event marked a drastic change in state government with Democrats taking control of the Legislature for the first time in 40 years. New House Speaker Joe Tate, a Detroit Democrat, and new Senat...