Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer promised to ‘fix the damn roads.’ She’s borrowed money to fix highways, but a long-term deal to improve local roads remains elusive after two years of full Democratic control.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
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Give an organ, get a $10,000 Michigan tax credit
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill Wednesday that makes live organ donors eligible for a one-time $10,000 tax credit to help with costs associated with the procedure.
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Michigan poised to restrict guns at election sites under Democratic bills
Democrats kick off lame-duck session with votes to ban open-carry guns at polling places, expand hate crime laws and ease access to birth control.
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Gretchen Whitmer goes big for Michigan Democrats as GOP seeks check on power
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer isn’t on the ballot, but the election could define her final two years in office.
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GOP blasts Democrats’ plan to close panel critical of Whitmer opioid efforts
A group that has called for more transparency in how the state fights opioid addiction is the focus of a fight between Republicans and Democrats.
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Michigan Democrats may dissolve panel critical of Whitmer opioid efforts
An internal email lays out plans to dissolve a legislative commission that has pushed for transparency and accountability in how the state spends $1.6 billion in opioid settlement funds.
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Michigan legislators avoid Lansing in 2024, rarely meet as to-do list grows
Democrats have spent fewer than two months this year voting on legislation. They’re on pace for the fewest days in session since Gretchen Whitmer became governor. Democrats, Republicans blame each other.
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at Democratic convention: Kamala Harris ‘is us’
In a speech on the last day of the Democratic National Convention, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Kamala Harris is the presidential candidate who can best relate to everyday Americans.
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A vexing to-do list for Michigan’s Gretchen Whitmer
As the governor, now a rising Democratic star, finishes out her final term, key populist pledges have been unfulfilled and her presidential resume is still being written.
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Who’s acting governor while Gov. Whitmer is in Chicago for the DNC?
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has been in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention, but so have the five state officials who are in line to serve in her absence.