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Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a state budget bill Wednesday, finalizing spending plans for the upcoming fiscal year. Rick Pluta has more.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a $23.4 billon education budget Tuesday that includes a guarantee the state will pay for at least two years of post-high school learning. Rick Pluta reports.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer formally endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris Monday and closed off the possibility of seeking the presidential nomination herself this year. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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President Joe Biden’s departure from the presidential election could change the course of a race that was taking turns for the worse for Democrats in Michigan. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer was in Las Vegas Wednesday to speak to the annual convention of the NAACP. The governor delivered a defense of President Joe Biden. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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The state and national Republican parties are part of a federal lawsuit filed Monday that challenges Michigan voter registration rules. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer wants to provide big tax incentives to lure new data centers to the state. These centers can be the size of several football fields and are a huge drain on electricity and water supplies. While it may create some new jobs, many say it won't create enough and will negatively impact the state's climate goals. WEMU's David Fair and Michigan League of Conservation Voters executive director, Lisa Wozniak, talked it over with Michigan Climate Action Network executive director, Dr. Denise Keele.
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Engineers aim to keep invasive species out of the Great Lakes. Colin Jackson has more on an agreement between Michigan, Illinois, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer continues to insist President Joe Biden can win Michigan in November despite a poor showing in the first debate with former President Donald Trump. Rick Pluta reports.
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Michigan lawmakers pulled an all-nighter and worked until sunrise to finalize the new state budget and then begin the Legislature’s summer recess. Rick Pluta reports.