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Buss: Whitmer gets an F for literacy: The number of third graders in Michigan who are proficient in reading is at its lowest point in nine years.
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Buss: Whitmer gets an F for literacy
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Nessel: Nursing home COVID outbreaks 'tragic,' possibly unpreventable: Attorney General Nessel labeled the results of a Detroit News investigation into nursing ...
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Nessel: Nursing home COVID outbreaks 'tragic,' possibly unpreventable
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LeDuff: COVID nursing home report troubles the conscience: The state's pandemic response was a shameful exercise in political hackery, rolled up in irony.
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LeDuff: COVID nursing home report troubles the conscience
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Timeline of COVID-19 in Michigan nursing homes: Michigan's handling of the COVID-19 in nursing homes has been a topic of debate since the early weeks of the ...
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Timeline of COVID-19 in Michigan nursing homes
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Gov. Whitmer proposal: A $180 check for each Michigan taxpayer: The proposal, detailed Monday by Whitmer and Democratic leaders in the House and Senate ...
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Gov. Whitmer proposal: A $180 check for each Michigan taxpayer
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Whitmer set to return to in-person State of the State address Jan. 25: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Jan. 25 will hold her first in-person State of the State address ...
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Whitmer set to return to in-person State of the State address Jan. 25
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State to spend $85M on Detroit's QLine street car over next 17 years: A bill headed to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s desk would lock the state into a $5 million annual ...
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State to spend $85M on Detroit's QLine street car over next 17 years
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Whitmer signs spending bill, allocating $240M in federal COVID-19 relief: The bulk of the spending for the current fiscal year focuses on economic development ...
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Whitmer signs spending bill, allocating $240M in federal COVID-19 relief
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Gretchen Whitmer's husband, Marc Mallory, retired early from dentistry due to threats
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Gretchen Whitmer's husband, Marc Mallory, retired early from dentistry due ...
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Endorsement: Our choice for governor: Democrat incumbent Gov. Gretchen Whitmer faces Republican Tudor Dixon. Our pick has the right focus and priorities for ...
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Endorsement: Our choice for governor
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Budget negotiations fizzle in Lansing as lame duck comes to a close: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's office says she and the Legislature will revisit the spending bill ...
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Budget negotiations fizzle in Lansing as lame duck comes to a close
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2 men face new trial over scheme to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer: The announcement comes months after a jury couldn't reach a verdict on Adam Fox ...
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2 men face new trial over scheme to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
Quick Glance: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has minor COVID-19 symptoms.
  • Gretchen Whitmer announced on Monday night that she tested positive for COVID-19, more than two years into the state's campaign against the pandemic.

  • "I last tested for COVID this afternoon, when I tested negative."

  • The governor stated that she tested negative for COVID-19 on Monday afternoon and positive on Monday evening.

  • "I am grateful for the support of my family, my staff, and the vaccine for offering me robust protection against the virus," Whitmer stated on Monday.
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Gretchen Whitmer Is Leading Boldly in Challenging Times: The Governor of Michigan has led her state through the pandemic, climate emergencies ...
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Gretchen Whitmer Is Leading Boldly in Challenging Times
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Tudor Dixon quips about kidnapping plot against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer: Republican Tudor Dixon joked Friday about the 2020 kidnapping plot against Democratic Gov ...
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Tudor Dixon quips about kidnapping plot against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
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Michigan's job recovery lags neighboring states as Whitmer, Dixon pitch plans: Michigan has struggled to recover jobs lost because of the pandemic and fallen ...
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Michigan's job recovery lags neighboring states as Whitmer ...
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Dixon targets pandemic policies, inflation burden during CPAC address: Dixon urged conservatives on Saturday to support her campaign in a speech that ...
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Dixon targets pandemic policies, inflation burden during CPAC address
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LeDuff: Still few answers for COVID deaths in nursing homes: Now that she is seeking re-election, Whitmer denies she ever ordered the housing of the COVID sick ...
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LeDuff: Still few answers for COVID deaths in nursing homes
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LeDuff: COVID deaths climb; does anyone care?: We nearly destroyed ourselves to save ourselves. Or so we were told by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ...
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LeDuff: COVID deaths climb; does anyone care?
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Two men accused of Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot found not guilty: The jury acquitted two defendants on all charges but was unable to reach a verdict on two ...
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Two men accused of Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot found not guilty
Quick Glance: Two men acquitted in kidnapping conspiracy against Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer; jury deadlocked on two more
  • Two of the four defendants accused of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder were acquitted by jurors.

  • A jury on Friday acquitted two men of all charges in connection with a plot to abduct Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder.

  • Adam Fox, 38, and Barry Croft Jr., 46, were unable to obtain verdicts, allowing the government to retry them on two conspiracy charges.

  • Ty Garbin, who pleaded guilty and is currently serving a six-year jail sentence, stated that the aim was to capture Whitmer and create enough disruption to spark a civil war before the election, preventing Joe Biden from becoming president.
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Feds Raid Detroit Home Over Threats Against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Kidnapping Plot Judge, Defendants
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Quick Glance: Whitmer signs $4.7 billion infrastructure and housing security bill
  • The majority of the funds, almost $1.8 billion, are designated for various projects to improve drinking water quality.

  • This includes nearly $1.3 billion in grants to support $750 million in drinking water infrastructure improvement projects across the state, $515 million in wastewater and stormwater projects, and $506 million in loans to support similar projects and replace lead service lines for drinking water.

  • Almost $317 million for road and bridge projects, with approximately $238 million for state projects and $79 million for local ones.

  • $66.2 million will be spent to improve public transit.
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Jury Acquits Two, Deadlocks on Two Others Accused of Conspiring to Kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
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Quick Glance: Jury finds two men not guilty in the Whitmer kidnapping case; cannot reach verdicts on two others
  • Grand Rapids — Jurors acquitted two men accused of planning to abduct Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder on Friday.

  • In the Whitmer kidnapping case, four individuals were charged with kidnapping conspiracy, a crime punishable by up to life in prison.

  • Three people were charged with various counts, including conspiracy to use a weapon of mass devastation.

  • Defense attorneys questioned two other FBI case agents, including one accused of attempting to benefit from the case by forming a cybersecurity firm, while maintaining that government informants, particularly Chappel, concocted the conspiracy and entrapped the defendants.
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Finley: Lockdown ruined lives; didn't work: Steps should be taken now to assure the next panic won't plunge us again into dictatorial rule.
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Finley: Lockdown ruined lives; didn't work
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Michigan governor kidnap plotters wanted to disrupt a Biden presidency, one member testifies
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Michigan governor kidnap plotters wanted to disrupt a Biden presidency ...
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Second Gretchen Whitmer Kidnap Plotter to Turn on Pals for Plea Deal: Kaleb Franks, 27, will give prosecutors details about his co-conspirators’ alleged plans to ...
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Second Gretchen Whitmer Kidnap Plotter to Turn on Pals for Plea Deal
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Whitmer kidnap conspiracy trial to restart after COVID-19 exposure: U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker filed an order Wednesday announcing the restart of a trial ...
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Whitmer kidnap conspiracy trial to restart after COVID-19 exposure
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Gov. Whitmer plans to surge 300,000 COVID test kits to schools, priority groups: Whitmer wants to "get every test kit the state has available out to ensure ...
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Gov. Whitmer plans to surge 300,000 COVID test kits to schools ...
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Trial Opens Over 2020 Plot to Kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer: In Michigan, a trial is underway for four men accused of plotting to kidnap Democratic ...
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Trial Opens Over 2020 Plot to Kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
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Nessel asks high court to reverse ruling overturning Whitmer's emergency powers: Attorney General Dana Nessel wants the Michigan Supreme Court to "disavow" a ...
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Nessel asks high court to reverse ruling overturning Whitmer's emergency ...
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Democratic governors drop mask mandates despite high coronavirus cases and hospitalizations
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Democratic governors drop mask mandates despite high coronavirus cases and ...
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Whitmer's State of the State address going virtual Jan. 26: The 2022 State of the State address will go virtual for the second year amid record high COVID-19 ...
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Whitmer's State of the State address going virtual Jan. 26
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Michigan Gov. Whitmer prepares to set agenda with fourth State of State speech: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is seeking to define how billions of dollars in ...
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Michigan Gov. Whitmer prepares to set agenda with fourth State of State ...
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Ahead of Midterms, Some Democrats Search for New Message on Virus: Democrats were cheered for strict lockdowns and pandemic precautions. Now many weary voters ...
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Ahead of Midterms, Some Democrats Search for New Message on Virus
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The COVID-19 endgame may be here | TheHill: Public officials in many states are pivoting from elaborate mandates to simple recommendations to curb spread of the ...
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Whitmer kidnap trial postponed amid COVID-19 exposure: The order halts one of the nation's most important cases of alleged extremism that has focused national ...
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Whitmer kidnap trial postponed amid COVID-19 exposure
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Michigan's pandemic politics: Campaigns won't let you forget COVID-19 impact: Michigan's COVID-19 trends are headed in a promising direction. But the pandemic's ...
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Michigan's pandemic politics: Campaigns won't let you forget COVID-19 ...
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Michigan Gov. Whitmer calls Biden vaccine mandates 'a problem': report: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer reportedly told business owners that she sees COVID-19 ...
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Michigan Gov. Whitmer calls Biden vaccine mandates 'a problem': report
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Jacques: Whitmer budget doesn't put 'every student' first: As in other aspects of her latest budget, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is rewarding her voters in an election ...
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Jacques: Whitmer budget doesn't put 'every student' first
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New Michigan budget targets govt. vaccine mandates, emergency orders: The provisions of the new funding plan are two potential victories for Republican lawmakers ...
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New Michigan budget targets govt. vaccine mandates, emergency orders
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Michigan Gov. Whitmer asks business leaders to oppose new voting 'barriers': The request was part of Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s keynote address at the ...
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Michigan Gov. Whitmer asks business leaders to oppose new voting ...
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Whitmer vetoes bill forgiving COVID-related workplace violations: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has vetoed a bill that would have forgiven businesses their first ...
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Whitmer vetoes bill forgiving COVID-related workplace violations
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Michigan's Whitmer vetoes GOP bill to forgive businesses for 1st-time COVID-rule violations
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Michigan's COVID-19 case rate is the nation's worst. Is the state pandemic plan working?
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Michigan's COVID-19 case rate is the nation's worst. Is the state pandemic ...
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Whitmer's office: Ban on orders requiring masks for kids unconstitutional: Whitmer's spokesman labeled the language \
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Whitmer's office: Ban on orders requiring masks for kids unconstitutional
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Michigan's incoming top doctor vows to follow data on K-12 mask advice: Michigan's soon-to-be new chief medical executive and advisor to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ...
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Michigan's incoming top doctor vows to follow data on K-12 mask advice
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Whitmer to deem 'a number' of COVID budget provisions unconstitutional: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is expected to sign bills completing the state's budget into law on ...
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Whitmer to deem 'a number' of COVID budget provisions unconstitutional
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44 military personnel going to Michigan to assist with COVID-19 spike | TheHill: The Michigan state health department announced Wednesday that 44 ...
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Ambulance, EMT first responders face 'crippling workforce shortage' | TheHill: The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically worsened a nationwide staf...
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Ambulance, EMT first responders face 'crippling workforce shortage' | ...
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COVID-19 was boon to this U.P. village, but pandemic restrictions divided locals: COVID sent visitors, but restrictions turned neighbors against each other
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COVID-19 was boon to this U.P. village, but pandemic restrictions divided ...
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Jurors in Whitmer kidnap case to disclose feelings on masks, guns, militias: Potential jurors in the Whitmer kidnap plot have to disclose how they feel about ...
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Jurors in Whitmer kidnap case to disclose feelings on masks, guns ...
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Chiropractor-turned-activist aims to upend Michigan politics: After impressive fundraising hauls observers believe Garrett Soldano, whom Democrats have accused ...
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Chiropractor-turned-activist aims to upend Michigan politics
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Michigan House votes to repeal emergency law used by Whitmer during pandemic: The Michigan House voted 60-48 Wednesday\u00a0to\u00a0repeal a law used by Gov ...
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Michigan House votes to repeal emergency law used by Whitmer during ...