After months of stagnation, a partisan tie in the state House is ending and Democrats are returning to full power. But the state budget – and campaigning – will likely dominate lawmakers’ time.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
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Democrats ditching Whitmer plans for Michigan trash fee hike, EV rebates
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants to raise landfill fees to fund environmental cleanups and provide rebates for electric vehicles. Fellow Democrats are having second thoughts in the Legislature.
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Whitmer worth $2.3 million, but new Michigan disclosure filings lack details
New personal financial disclosure filings confirm Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is a millionaire but otherwise shed little new light on finances or potential conflicts of interest for Michigan officials.
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Whitmer under fire for ‘intentional attack’ on Michigan government watchdog
Michigan’s state government watchdog is facing a potential $8.3 million cut under Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s proposed budget. The auditor general wants to know why.
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Whitmer book spurs president talk, joins list of Michigan political reads
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will detail her rise in Democratic politics in a new book releasing July 9. In the meantime, read these other five Michigan political memoirs and biographies.
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Whitmer urges feds to boost help to Michigan businesses hurt by lack of snow
In a letter to lawmakers, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said she wants Congress and federal regulators to create ‘new paths’ for businesses impacted by the lack of snow this winter to get relief.
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Granholm, Whitmer tout pilot training program for electric auto jobs
U.S. Energy Secretary and former Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm unveiled a pilot program to train workers for battery manufacturing jobs as part of a “holistic strategy” to pivot to electric vehicles and clean energy.
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Michigan is No. 1 for trash, but Whitmer wants higher fees to curb imports
Michigan has more per capita landfill trash than any state in the country. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is proposing new fees to deter imports. Some fear new fees could hurt residents too.
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MSU board asks Whitmer to weigh removal of Dennis Denno, Rema Vassar
MSU’s latest president, Kevin Guskiewicz, begins his term hours after Board of Trustees members take action against two of their own over ethics allegations.
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Report: Whitmer should consider removing two Michigan State trustees
An outside firm concludes MSU trustees Rema Vassar and Dennis Denno ‘engaged in conduct that exceeds the scope of their authority.’