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The governor tells reporters that she regrets a moment that led to a viral photograph. Whitmer was meeting with Trump on Michigan issues but covered her face as she stood with her back to a wall in the Oval Office.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she’s optimistic for a bipartisan road funding deal this year but criticized several elements of a GOP plan. Here are the facts.
In Oval Office, President Donald Trump says he’ll work with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to stop Asian carp, calling her a ‘very good person’ who has ‘really done an excellent job.’
Michigan becomes last state to lift surrogacy ban in move advocates say will make it easier for infertile and same-sex couples to start families. Critics fear exploitation. Here’s what to know.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s plan to tax e-cigarettes would also ban any vape products not approved by the FDA, treating them as contraband subject to ‘seizure and forfeiture.’
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called for a roads fix, education funding, housing and more — while making questionable claims about jobs and a tipped wage deal.
Setting unrealistic goals avoids a basic level of accountability we should demand of policymakers and distracts the government from dealing with issues that it can actually do something about.
Michigan governor will use her State of the State address to propose limits on cellphone use in schools ‘to improve student mental health and outcomes.’
The Michigan governor talks tariffs with Trump this weekend and offers praise for Republican House Speaker Matt Hall, saying he has the ‘guts and brains’ to propose a plan to fix Michigan’s roads.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants the Legislature to work with her on a plan to increase road fixes by $3 billion a year. Her plan seeks $1.7 billion in new corporate taxes and $470 million from a marijuana wholesale tax.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s education budget proposal for the 2025-26 school year would require elementary schools to notify parents if they are using a high-quality curriculum to teach students.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is proposing more spending on schools, housing and more. But her $84B budget does not include a long-term road funding plan, which she’s still working on.
Whitmer’s proposed tax on non-tobacco nicotine products like vapes and pouches would generate $57 million a year for smoking and cancer prevention and health care.
After signing budgets that included billions of dollars in earmarks, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is proposing a new plan that would require Michigan lawmakers to disclose which pet projects they are sponsoring before votes.
Bridge Michigan’s analysis of six speeches shows the Democratic governor has had her most success implementing gun reforms and social policy, but struggled with infrastructure. The verdict is out on education.
