The new governor’s 10th executive directive prohibits state departments and agencies from asking about job applicants’ past salaries — an effort, she says, to close the gender pay gap.
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Gretchen Whitmer vows action on climate. Here’s how warming hurts Michigan.
Rising temperatures are impacting Michigan’s roads, sewers, forests and farms, a landmark federal report warns. Gretchen Whitmer promises to create an office dedicated to solutions.
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer lays down ethical rules for her administration
In her second full day in office, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed six executive directives demonstrating her interest in ethics and transparency. But experts say there’s a long way to go.
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Michigan Democrats’ 2019 vows: safe roads, clean water, better schools
Michigan’s incoming Democratic governor and the House and Senate Democratic leaders say they are aligned on their top policy goals to pursue in 2019.
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Whitmer: State workers must report health threats, and bosses must listen
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed her first executive directive aiming to improve reporting of threats to public safety and speed agencies’ response. She also took steps to disrupt the newly approved Line 5 tunnel.
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Opinion | Fix the damn roads? Sure. But Whitmer can’t control the damn economy.
Governors can do a lot to improve Michigan. But their administrations often are defined by economies that are influenced by trends beyond state borders.
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Gretchen Whitmer inherits a stable economy, but an unforgiving budget
Michigan’s next governor takes office with an economy that’s humming. But the state budget is limited by existing spending deals, Republican opposition and the prospect of an economic downtown, which could foil Whitmer’s policy goals.
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5 places where Michigan’s governor and legislature can make deals
From roads to water to job training, state residents are counting on Michigan Democratic governor Gretchen Whitmer and a Republican Legislature to set partisanship aside and start solving problems. See where they might find common ground.
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Gretchen Whitmer and Dana Nessel vowed to shut Line 5. Now’s their chance
Halting Enbridge Energy’s oil pumping beneath the Straits of Mackinac was key promise in the Democratic campaigns of Michigan’s next governor and attorney general. Can they deliver?
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Map: See how Gretchen Whitmer rolled to victory in Michigan governor race
Nine Michigan counties that backed Republican President Donald Trump in 2016 flipped to elect Democrat Gretchen Whitmer as governor, including the biggest swing county Macomb.