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Mar 01 2023
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Whitmer applauds passage of tax break for working families, seniors
(CBS DETROIT) - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer celebrates the passage of the Lowering MI Costs plan that provides a tax break for working families and seniors, but the plan does not include the $180 relief checks for every tax filer as initially announced. The $1 billion plan will roll back the retirement tax, saving 500,000 households about 1,000 a year and quintuple the Working Families Tax Credit,
CBS News (Online)May 22 2023
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Whitmer signs ‘red flag’ gun safety bills - City Pulse
Former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords of Arizona and Michigan State University student Troy Forbush of East Lansing. | Ken Coleman Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday signed more bills establishing gun safety reforms during a news conference in Royal Oak. “No Michigander should fear going to school, work, the grocery store, or their own home because of gun violence,” said Whitmer. “Extreme risk
City PulseOct 26 2022
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3 men convicted of supporting plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer
Three men accused of supporting a plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor were convicted of all charges Wednesday, a triumph for state prosecutors after months of mixed results in the main case in federal court.
Joe Morrison, his father-in-law Pete Musico, and Paul Bellar were found guilty of providing “material support” for a terrorist act as members of a paramilitary group, the Wolverine
Associated PressJul 25 2023
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Former pastor charged in 1975 murder of Gretchen Harrington, 8, who was walking to church
Nearly 50 years after an 8-year-old girl was abducted on her way to Bible camp, a former Pennsylvania pastor has been charged with kidnapping and murdering the child, officials said Monday. David Zandstra, 83, has been charged with criminal homicide, first, second and third degree murder, kidnapping of a minor and possession of an instrument of crime in the 1975 murder case of Gretchen
"USA Today" ContributorMar 01 2023
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Gretchen the Cheetah Briefly Escapes from Her Enclosure at Omaha Zoo
A Nebraska zoo triggered emergency protocols on Tuesday after a cheetah escaped from its enclosure. According to a statement from Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, the incident occurred at 3:40 p.m., when the 5-year-old female cheetah named Gretchen was spotted outside her primary enclosure. The zoo added that the 60-Lb. feline didn't pose a threat to the public during her escape because
PeopleMar 01 2023
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Gretchen the cheetah escapes enclosure, forces brief closure of Nebraska zoo
A cheetah at a Nebraska zoo escaped from its enclosure, forcing staff to activate "emergency protocols." Officials with Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium said there was never any risk to staff or visitors, but an investigation has been launched to determine how the big cat escaped. The 5-year-old female cheetah named Gretchen found her way out of her enclosure sometime before 3:40 p.m.
USA TODAYJul 12 2023
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Gov. Whitmer announces new Michigan education department focusing on early and higher ed
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will create a new statewide education department focusing on accelerating the state's early childhood education and higher education programs, according to a press release from the Governor's office. The department will be called the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP), with the ambitious goal of shepherding children through
Detroit Free PressJul 19 2023
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Whitmer signs bill allowing alcohol sales at college football, basketball games in Michigan
Athletic departments at Michigan State University and the University of Michigan now can catch up to their Big Ten colleagues, after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill Tuesday evening allowing public universities in Michigan to sell alcohol at college football, basketball and hockey games. Senate Bill 247, introduced by state Sen. Sean McCann, D-Kalamazoo, allows for the licensing of all
Detroit Free PressMar 15 2023
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Wisconsin man convicted for his role in plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer
A Wisconsin man charged for his role in the plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony count of attempting to provide material support for terrorism.Brian Higgins, 54, of Wisconsin Dells, faces up to five years in prison when he is sentenced.Higgins surveyed Whitmer’s vacation home in Antrim County, where a group of armed men planned to kidnap the governor. He’s
Detroit Metro TimesJun 16 2023
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Gov. Whitmer requests major disaster declaration after spring flooding in Upper Peninsula
LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants President Joe Biden to declare a major disaster in parts of Michigan's Upper Peninsula to speed federal assistance to counties there affected by severe flooding. "I have determined that this incident is of such severity and magnitude that effective recovery is beyond the capabilities of the state of Michigan and the affected local governments, and that
Detroit Free Press