In a letter to the CEO of Enbridge Energy, the Michigan governor questioned whether the Line 5 tunnel will ever be built and called it ‘untenable’ for the company to keep pumping oil through the Straits.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
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Consumers seeks last-minute delay of decision on Michigan dam sales
The utility wants more time to win over critics opposed to selling 13 aging dams for $1 apiece. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and others want state regulators to kill the deal.
Posted inMichigan Government
Feds halted work on project to stop invasive carp. Then Whitmer called Trump
The stop-work order lifted following a phone call between Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and President Donald Trump. The unplanned call was yet another example of the Democratic governor’s unique relationship with the Republican president.
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Fellow Democrats miffed at Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over $50M copper mine subsidy
Some lawmakers say the governor’s administration sidestepped the Legislature to award $50 million to the Copperwood Mine’s effort to bring back mining in the Upper Peninsula.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Gretchen Whitmer joins chorus opposing Consumers sale of Michigan dams
The governor said Consumers’ concessions on the sale have been “too little, too late” and the sale would pass too much risk to taxpayers.
Posted inMichigan Government
Gretchen Whitmer endorses Haley Stevens: She’ll ‘get things done’ for Michigan
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is backing Haley Stevens over Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s Democratic US Senate primary.
Posted inMichigan Government
Whitmer pushes pension plan to relieve prison staff shortage, despite her veto
Corrections officers and their advocates now hope lawmakers can reintroduce bills to allow officers to join the Michigan State Police pension plan, which advocates say would help with staff recruitment and retention in Michigan prisons.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan bars big investors from buying more homes. Will it work?
A new Michigan law limits how many homes private equity firms can legally own. Backers acknowledge it’s not as big of an issue here than some other states.
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Whitmer makes ‘science of reading’ training mandatory for Michigan teachers
As Michigan struggles with low literacy test scores, leaders are putting in a new training requirement for elementary teachers.
Posted inTalent & Education
Whitmer signs education budget: What to know about college affordability
Michigan’s education budget includes a new dual enrollment effort that could help students save money on college costs.