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Gretchen Esther Whitmer (/ hw ɪ t m ər /; born August 23, 1971) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 49th governor of Michigan since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2001 to 2006 and in the Michigan Senate from 2006 to 2015. Whitmer was born and raised in Michigan.
The history of Chico, California, begins with the original inhabitants, the Mechoopda Maidu. The city of Chico was founded in 1860 by General John Bidwell, a member of one of the first wagon trains to reach California in 1841. The city became incorporated January 8, 1872.
Whitmer, the main target of the plot, had seen her political profile elevated over the preceding months due to her early response to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Michigan, in which she enacted strict statewide mitigation measures such as a lockdown of the state. A Democrat, Gov. Whitmer garnered national attention for what some advocacy groups ...
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer offered an apology after participating in a bizarre video stunt in which she appeared to mock the Communion sacrament. “Over 25 years in public service, I would ...
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) placed a Dorito chip in a podcaster’s mouth in an Instagram post in an attempt to reenact a viral video trend, drawing criticism from some Republicans. The ...
(The Center Square) – Conflict over budget priorities is already growing in Michigan, just two days after the State Budget Office presented Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s executive budget to ...
Minimum-wage workers in Michigan started getting a pay raise Friday as Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Republican legislators agreed to a compromise that scales back sick leave and wages for ...
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