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Governor Gretchen Whitmer wants Michigan to land a massive micro-chip factory before she exits her office at the end of this term.
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Whitmer sets goal of winning microchip factory before leaving office

Rick Pluta May 22, 2025

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer would like to cap her second term by landing a massive microchip factory for Michigan before she...

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Whitmer signs bills to extend elected official asset disclosure deadline

Rick Pluta May 15, 2025

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed bills Wednesday to give state officials another month to file asset and financial disclosure reports as...

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Michigan State Sen. Mallory McMorrow at a coffeehouse in Birmingham on April 5, 2025.
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MichMash: State Sen. Mallory McMorrow on why she’s running for US Senate; potential remote work changes

Hernz Laguerre May 10, 2025

In this epsiode of MichMash, host Cheyna Roth and Gongwer News Service's Alethia Kasben and Zach Gorchow sit down with State...

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a directive calling on the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to come up with an analysis of how federal budget cuts could affect Medicaid services, April 17, 2025.
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Detroit Evening Report: State releases ‘alarming report’ on potential impacts of Medicaid cuts

Sascha Raiyn May 7, 2025

A recent report from the state health department says big federal spending cuts threaten Medicaid benefits for 700,000 people in...

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks with former television journalist Gretchen Carlson, not shown, at an event on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Washington.
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Whitmer on dealmaking with Trump: ‘I will fight back when I need to’

Rick Pluta May 1, 2025

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is responding to critics of her meetings with President Donald Trump by answering that they’ve yielded results....

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The Michigan Hall of Justice.
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Whitmer fills vacant Supreme Court seat; two seats will be up for election in 2026

Elinor Epperson April 24, 2025

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has appointed a new justice to the state Supreme Court.Noah Hood will serve a partial term until...

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Governor Gretchen Whitmer speaks to reporters in Grand Rapids.
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Whitmer discusses roads, housing, innovation in Grand Rapids

Colin Jackson April 22, 2025

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer continued to highlight road funding, housing, and innovation as three main priorities during a speech at the...

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a directive calling on the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to come up with an analysis of how federal budget cuts could affect Medicaid services, April 17, 2025.
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Whitmer directs state agencies to gather info to fight fed cuts

Rick Pluta April 18, 2025

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive directive Thursday calling on the state health department to create a report on how...

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks at the Detroit Economic Club on Monday, April 14, 2025.
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The Metro: Gov. Whitmer talks tariffs at the Detroit Economic Club

Sam Corey, The Metro April 16, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer spoke at a Detroit Economic Club event...

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks with former television journalist Gretchen Carlson, not shown, at an event on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Washington.
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Whitmer says she was surprised to be on camera in Oval Office visit

Rick Pluta April 14, 2025

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said she was caught by surprise last week to walk into the Oval Office for a meeting...

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivered a speech about building up American manufacturing in Washington D.C. on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.
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WATCH: Whitmer delivers policy address in DC, meets with Trump

Rick Pluta April 9, 2025

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer spent Wednesday in Washington D.C. to deliver an address where she warned about the dangers of sweeping tariffs...

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Village employees clear debris left behind by historic ice storms in Wolverine on Monday, April 1, 2025.
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Whitmer deploys National Guard to help ice storm recovery

Michael Livingston April 3, 2025

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has deployed the Michigan National Guard to help with ice storm recovery.Two specialized teams were deployed Wednesday...

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