Michigan State Executive - Governor
Recent News About Michigan State Executive - Governor
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Wall Street Journal: 'If Whitmer succeeds in shutting down Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline, consumers will pay even more in the Midwest'
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer supports closing Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline, a decision that would drive Midwest consumers' gasoline prices even higher than they are currently.
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Whitmer's 2023 budget invests in Michigan infrastructure, 'creating good-paying jobs along the way'
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's 2023 budget is focused on bridges, roads, pipes and other community works, and includes provisions to protect and improve the environment.
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Whitmer unveils program to help Michigan homeowners 'avoid the personal devastation of foreclosure'
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has teamed up with the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) to launch a new program that provides financial support to helps Michiganders keep their homes.
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U.S. Border Patrol made 1.9 million arrests last year: 'Biden's border crisis can no longer be ignored'
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that the U.S. Border Patrol made 1.9 million arrests last year, which is a record high, as troubles at the Southern border continue.
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Michigan spending continues to rise under Whitmer
Michigan’s state budget for the current year is continuing on a trend of exorbitant spending that began back in 2018-2019, Michigan Capitol Confidential reported.
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Whitmer proposes largest-ever Michigan state budget for upcoming fiscal year 2022
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently proposed a massive $67 billion state budget for fiscal year 2022, which is the largest-ever executive budget proposed in Michigan, according to reporting by Bridge Michigan.
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Whitmer’s COVID-19 school funding proposal exacerbates already-existing economic gaps
The Mackinac Center for Public Policy recently questioned Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s approach for distributing COVID-19 relief funding to Michigan schools and criticized her proposed policies for favoring school districts that are already heavily benefiting from federal relief funding.
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Whitmer announces a $5.6 billion COVID-19 pandemic recovery plan including corporate subsidies
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has announced a $5.6 billion COVID-19 pandemic recovery plan for Michigan, calling for more corporate handouts, according to the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.
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Michigan restaurants may open for indoor dining in February, according to Whitmer
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she hopes to have the ban on indoor dining lifted statewide for Michigan restaurants by Monday, Feb. 1, according to a blog published on the Mackinac Center for Public Policy's website.
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Michigan expands rollout of COVID-19 vaccine for seniors over 65 and frontline workers
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently announced that the state will open COVID-19 vaccination opportunities for seniors and other frontline workers beginning Monday, Jan. 11, according to Bridge Michigan.
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Michigan family blames Whitmer's COVID-19 nursing home orders for their father's death
A Michigan family blames overreaching COVID-19 orders, state-imposed isolation and neglect for causing the decline and death of their father, according to Michigan Capitol Confidential.
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Michigan not likely to be vulnerable in COVID-19 lawsuits, but nursing homes could be
Michigan residents with relatives who have died from COVID-19 in nursing homes will be unlikely to prevail in lawsuits against the state, an attorney said on WJR's "The Frank Beckmann Show."