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Insider: Democrats aren't committing just yet on key part of Whitmer's budget: A new report on the health of the state school retiree health care fund might ...
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Michigan governor's budget promises free education, GOP says plan doesn't provide 'real value'
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Whitmer’s push for abortion rights continues as she repeals insurance requirement in Michigan
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Whitmer’s push for abortion rights continues as she repeals insurance ...
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Bills signed by Whitmer double penalties for those who assault health care workers
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Bills signed by Whitmer double penalties for those who assault health care ...
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Whitmer signs bills deregulating some aspects of abortion in Michigan: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer held off signing the repeal of a law she contends has hindered ...
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Whitmer signs bills deregulating some aspects of abortion in Michigan
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State budget director: Post-COVID budget should mark a 'return to normal' in Michigan
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State budget director: Post-COVID budget should mark a 'return to normal' ...
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Whitmer signs bills to codify Affordable Care Act into state law: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a series of bills that would add key pieces of the federal health ...
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Whitmer signs bills to codify Affordable Care Act into state law
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Senate Democrats, Whitmer at odds over auto insurance law changes: One Democratic senator voted against legislation that would make major changes to Michigan's ...
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Senate Democrats, Whitmer at odds over auto insurance law changes
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New Michigan law requires lead tests for minors: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed bipartisan bills that require 1- and 2-year-olds to be tested for lead exposure.
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New Michigan law requires lead tests for minors
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Prescription drug affordability board proposal passes Michigan Senate: Michigan Senate Democrats passed legislation that would set up a prescription drug ...
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Prescription drug affordability board proposal passes Michigan Senate
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Whitmer signs legislation requiring water filters in every school: The legislation signed by Whitmer requires Michigan schools and child care centers to develop ...
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Whitmer signs legislation requiring water filters in every school
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Longtime Blue Cross CEO Daniel Loepp announces retirement date: Revenues for Michigan's largest health insurance company have doubled during Loepp's tenure as ...
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Longtime Blue Cross CEO Daniel Loepp announces retirement date
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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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Michigan Democratic governor signs ban on ‘conversion therapy’ for minors: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed two bills banning so-called conversion ...
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Michigan Democratic governor signs ban on ‘conversion therapy’ for minors
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$8M maternal health grant goes to WSU office of Detroit mayor's wife: The grant for Wayne State University was a late addition to the state budget in June ...
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$8M maternal health grant goes to WSU office of Detroit mayor's wife
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Whitmer signs $24.3 billion Michigan education budget bill: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-Mich.) Tuesday signed a $24.3 billion education budget for fiscal 2024 that ...
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Whitmer signs $24.3 billion Michigan education budget bill
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Michigan bans use of conversion therapy on LGBTQ youth under measure signed by governor
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Michigan bans use of conversion therapy on LGBTQ youth under measure ...
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New law gives Michigan DNR officers authority to intervene during mental health crises
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New law gives Michigan DNR officers authority to intervene during mental ...
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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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While ACA ruling is appealed, Michigan insurers will cover preventive screenings: A Texas judge's ruling said preventive services mandated by Obamacare are ...
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While ACA ruling is appealed, Michigan insurers will cover preventive ...
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Gov. Whitmer fears impact of ruling that free ACA screenings are unconstitutional
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Gov. Whitmer fears impact of ruling that free ACA screenings are ...
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Whitmer, LGBTQ+ community targeted with death threats in new extremism case: The federal case marks the latest crackdown on antigovernment extremism in Michigan ...
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Whitmer, LGBTQ+ community targeted with death threats in new extremism ...
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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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As part of its massive investment in electric vehicle technology, Ford announced the construction of a new $3.5 billion battery plant in western Michigan. nytv.to/xGeq1
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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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Tax relief fight looms over Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's budget presentation: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will be part of her administration's presentation to lawmakers at ...
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Tax relief fight looms over Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's budget presentation
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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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Michigan State University Shooting: At Least 3 Killed, Suspect Found Dead: Five people injured in the shooting are in critical condition, police said.
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Michigan State University Shooting: At Least 3 Killed, Suspect Found Dead
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What We Know About the Michigan State Shooting: A gunman opened fire at Michigan State University, killing three students and wounding five other people.
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What We Know About the Michigan State Shooting
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Delaware Man Is Sentenced in Plot to Kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer: Barry Croft, alleged spiritual leader in 2020 scheme, is sentenced to 235 months in ...
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Delaware Man Is Sentenced in Plot to Kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
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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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Gunman Kills Three People at Michigan State, Suspect Found Dead: A gunman killed three people and injured five others at Michigan State University’s campus in ...
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Gunman Kills Three People at Michigan State, Suspect Found Dead
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Second ringleader in Whitmer kidnapping plot sentenced, gets more than 19 years in prison
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Multiple People Injured In US University Shooting, Gunman Missing: Multiple people were injured Friday in a shooting on a US university campus, local police said ...
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Multiple People Injured In US University Shooting, Gunman Missing
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Whitmer pledges gun control, relief for seniors, in 2nd inaugural speech: Gov. Whitmer's brief speech was short on specifics. She said those will be spelled out ...
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Whitmer pledges gun control, relief for seniors, in 2nd inaugural speech
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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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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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Group aiming to sabotage Whitmer’s Covid policies funded by dark money: Non-profit affiliated with utility DTE Energy funded effort to repeal Michigan governor’s ...
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Group aiming to sabotage Whitmer’s Covid policies funded by dark money
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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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NEW: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has won reelection to another term, The Associated Press reports. to.pbs.org/3WL6ZOO
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Michigan governor debate: Whitmer says Tudor Dixon is "dangerous": "Do you really think books are more dangerous than guns?"
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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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LeDuff: Remember Clarence and other elderly COVID victims: Records show Clarence Billett spent the the last weeks of his life being dragged like a bag of laundry ...
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LeDuff: Remember Clarence and other elderly COVID victims
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A year after raised alarms, almost all lead pipes replaced in Benton Harbor: Benton Harbor's public water supply exceeded federal safety guidelines for lead for ...
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A year after raised alarms, almost all lead pipes replaced in Benton ...
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Tudor Dixon featured at fundraiser hosted by Trump official who made racist comments
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Tudor Dixon featured at fundraiser hosted by Trump official who made ...
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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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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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Federal Prosecutors Face Tough Task in Retrial of Men Accused in Plot to Kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer
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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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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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In the Michigan Legislature, Shane Hernandez fought Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over road funding and her powers to address the coronavirus pandemic.

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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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Michigan governor signs executive order to protect abortion providers and patients from extradition
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Michigan governor signs executive order to protect abortion providers and ...
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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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Democratic strongholds plot strategy to ensure abortion access: Ruling sets the stage for two Americas: one where you can get an abortion and one where you can’t ...
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Democratic strongholds plot strategy to ensure abortion access