-
Dec 14, 2024 | 
kirkusreviews.com | Gretchen Whitmer |Adam Eli |Michael Bronski
Michigan governor Whitmer highlights career achievements and life lessons in this young adult adaptation of her 2024 work for adults. This book weaves self-help advice together with personal anecdotes from the Democratic politician’s childhood and political career (including the infamous, failed conspiracy by a far-right militia group to kidnap her in 2020).
-
Jul 15, 2024 | 
bridgemi.com | Gretchen Whitmer
Gretchen Whitmer is the governor of Michigan. The shooting of former President Trump was a disgusting act of violence that caps off an alarming, years-long trend in our politics. There have been incidents we all know: a shooting at a practice for the Congressional baseball game, the plot to kidnap and kill me, the storming of the Capitol, and an in-home assault on the former Speaker of the House’s husband. Behind all these incidents is rhetoric.
-
Jul 8, 2024 | 
simonandschuster.com | Gretchen Whitmer
True Gretch What I've Learned About Life, Leadership, and Everything in Between From trailblazing Michigan governor and rising Democratic star Gretchen Whitmer comes an unconventionally honest, personal, and funny account of her remarkable life and career, full of insights that guided her through a global pandemic, showdowns with high-profile bullies, and even a kidnapping and assassination plot.
-
May 30, 2024 | 
detroitchamber.com | Anjelica Miller |Gretchen Whitmer |Daniel Loepp
Michigan’s first-ever Chief Innovation Ecosystem Officer will be Ben Marchionna. PitchMI will be a statewide, shark-tank-style competition that will give top innovators access to capital and exposure. Michigan will be the first state in the nation to expand access to talent, testing facilities, and equipment, taking on a strategic, proactive approach to open the infrastructure for innovation.
During her annual keynote at the Mackinac Policy Conference, Gov.
-
May 30, 2024 | 
detroitchamber.com | Anjelica Miller |Daniel Loepp |Sandy Baruah |Gretchen Whitmer
Daniel J. Loepp, President and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM), was recognized for his transformational career, professional accomplishments, and years-long partnership with the Chamber on stage during the 2024 Mackinac Policy Conference. Chamber President and Chief Executive Officer Sandy K. Baruah and Gov.
-
May 28, 2024 | 
detroitchamber.com | Sabrina Cynova |Gretchen Whitmer
Since its inception, the Mackinac Policy Conference has been a place where people from all sides come together to focus on the biggest challenges we face. Every year, I have the honor of addressing the conference. In my 2021 keynote, I talked about how we must listen and stay focused on solving pragmatic problems to close our political divide.
-
Apr 5, 2024 | 
simonandschuster.com | Gretchen Whitmer
About The Book From trailblazing Michigan governor and rising Democratic star Gretchen Whitmer comes an unconventionally honest, personal, and funny account of her remarkable life and career, full of insights that guided her through a global pandemic, showdowns with high-profile bullies, and even a kidnapping and assassination plot. When Gretchen Whitmer was growing up, her beloved grandmother Nino taught her that you can always find something good in other people.
-
Oct 9, 2023 | 
edweek.org | Gretchen Whitmer
Educators today are fighting battles they never signed up for: lawsuits, book bans, and frivolous investigations. They are also fighting to make ends meet but are often underpaid and carry burdensome college debt. I understand their frustration. Before running for governor, I lectured at the University of Michigan. I taught a course called Running, Serving, and Leading for a few semesters at the Ford School of Public Policy.
-
May 23, 2023 | 
detroitchamber.com | Gov. Gretchen Whitmer |Sabrina Cynova |Gretchen Whitmer
In the decades ahead, we must reclaim that mantle by delivering on the issues that make a real difference in people’s lives and building an economy of the future. In the first six months of 2023, we have been getting a heck of a lot done on the fundamental issues.
-
Apr 7, 2023 | 
crooksandliars.com | Gretchen Whitmer |John Amato |Ed Scarce |Frances Langum
On Wednesday, Michigan became the first state to formally repeal an abortion ban after the fall of Roe v. Wade. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed a bill on Wednesday afternoon that the state legislature passed last month, repealing crucial parts of a nearly century-old abortion ban in the state. The bill revokes the section of a 1931 abortion law that makes it a felony in nearly all cases to administer drugs that would induce a miscarriage.
