Michigan becomes the ninth state in the nation to set a carbon neutral goal. Environmental groups say the impact of climate change is already harming the Great Lakes State.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
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Whitmer, GOP leaders ditch transparency on budget for secret COVID deal
State lawmakers could vote as soon as Wednesday on a roughly $60 billion budget bill that few have seen. It’s the latest development involving Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who campaigned on a pledge of transparency but has been slow to release information during the pandemic.
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Whitmer: Michigan could remain in COVID-19 state of emergency for months
Amid frustrations from some business owners about emergency orders, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she’s weighing case counts, vaccine development and other factors in determining how long the crisis will last.
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Whitmer thanks Michigan COVID essential workers with free community college
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer set aside $24 million in federal CARES Act funds to allow people required to work through the height of the coronavirus crisis to receive a free associate’s degree at a local community college.
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Michigan Supreme Court questions Whitmer’s ‘profound’ power during pandemic
Justices grilled Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s attorney for more than an hour and a half Wednesday, questioning the limits of her authority to take emergency actions without legislative approval during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Michigan gyms, indoor pools can reopen Sept. 9, Gov. Whitmer orders
One day after saying she wasn’t quite ready, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer reopens one of the last remaining parts of Michigan’s economy, allowing fitness centers and ice rinks to reopen under some restrictions.
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MI news coalition urges Gov. Whitmer to identify school COVID-19 outbreaks
A statewide group of news and government transparency groups is pushing the Whitmer administration to timely name schools and colleges in Michigan with coronavirus outbreaks as families decide whether to send children to classrooms.
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Feds demand answers from Gov. Whitmer on Michigan nursing home deaths
The U.S. Department of Justice demands records from Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and other Democratic governors who “issued orders which may have resulted in the deaths of thousands.” A Whitmer spokeswoman says the request is “election-year politics.”
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Whitmer wins another round over executive powers. On to the Supreme Court
A second court sided with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in a battle over the emergency powers she’s used to implement protections against COVID-19.
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With Gretchen Whitmer on national stage, Michigan Dems plot to dump Trump
Michigan Democrats say Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s prominent role in the national convention points to her rising profile within the party and the electoral importance of the state, which Trump narrowly won in 2016.