Governor Gretchen Whitmer

One thing the GOP legislative leaders are reviewing is the underlying state law allowing a Governor to issue an emergency and then take drastic actions without legislative approval.

At stake is the legislature’s decision to require able-bodied residents participating in the program to work 80 hours a month, get job training, or enroll in a formal education program in order to continue to receive the state-sponsored medical care.

Only one Republican Senator voted in favor of the appointment of Anna Mitterling to the NRC. Another Republican was absent from the vote. There’s talk at the Capitol that the vote is a response to another of Whitter’s NRC appointments.

The selection of the governor for the talk has led to increased speculation that she could be a presidential running mate pick, though she has said she is not interested.

Michigan's Governor will be taking the national spotlight following President Trump's State of the Union address. Governor Whitmer has been selected to deliver the Democratic Response.

Michigan Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer campaigned for office with the slogan, “Fix The Damn Roads”. But it wasn’t until she won the election that she revealed her plan centered around a 45 cent a gallon gas tax increase.

Renk: Sounds like a pattern to me...

Renk: What is hilarious is that Whitmer actually said...

Renk: I am amazed that a person who has told Michiganders her entire political career and while campaigning for Governor that...

Renk: Governor Whitmer could have accepted what the Republicans and Democrats in the House and Senate passed and then...