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Whitmer launches Gun Violence Prevention Task Force
WZZM 13 Grand Rapids· 4 days agoGov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Thursday that she has launched a Gun Violence Prevention Task Force by executive order. The task force will be a part of...
Michigan marks its 1st Juneteenth as an official state holiday
Michigan Advance via Yahoo News· 5 days ago“On Juneteenth, we come together to celebrate fundamental American values of freedom and equality,...
Feds slam University of Michigan for not investigating hate on campus against Jews, Arabs
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 6 days agoUnder the agreement, the university assures the department of education that it will take actions...
In Grand Rapids, DeVos declines to say whether she’ll endorse Trump
Michigan Advance via Yahoo News· 6 days agoWhile speaking in Grand Rapids on Monday, Former U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos offered little...
Expanding early childhood education is costly but beneficial
The Escanaba Daily Press· 6 days agoState lawmakers including Gov. Gretchen Whitmer may be on to something in pursuing the goal of extending free pre-K to more Michigan families by 2027. Whitmer ...
This Junior Congressman Thinks He Knows How Biden Can Win. Will Anyone Listen?
Slate via Yahoo News· 4 days agoCould it be one of those popular (white) governors—Phil Murphy, Gavin Newsom, Tim Walz, Jared Polis,...
Do Michigan State University employees get Juneteenth off? Sort of
Gannett via AOL· 7 days agoLANSING — Employees at some of the largest universities across the state do not have Juneteenth off, despite Gov. Gretchen Whitmer making it an official ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 6 days agoJones will have to face off against Liz Whitmer Gereghty, an education advocate who happens to be the sister of Michigan’s Democratic Governor Gretchen ...
These 5 states are the most likely to see legislative chambers flip in November
Politico via Yahoo News· 5 days agoRepublicans are framing themselves as a necessary check on Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who they argue is pushing Michigan to be too much like liberal ...
Michigan unemployment moves below national rate
The Center Square· 3 days agoMay is the fourth consecutive month of the rate remaining at 3.9%, with 8,000 new added jobs last month. Michigan’s total labor force is now at 5.1...