“Working families need a governor who has the backbone to stand up to Republicans when they push anti-worker legislation. Whitmer has spent her entire career fighting back against attacks on our wages, our benefits, and our freedom to negotiate together. When Gov. Rick Snyder locked the people out of the Capitol to pass right-to-work legislation, …
May 9, 2018
“Gov. Snyder and the Republicans poisoned the City of Flint,” Whitmer claimed. “And our attorney general didn’t do a darn thing about it for over two years. Children were brushing their teeth every night with poison. They failed the people of this state.” (Midland Daily News)
May 5, 2018
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos casts a large shadow in her home state of Michigan, having left a trail of failed, for-profit charter schools that have diverted scarce funding from neighborhood public schools. Gretchen Whitmer, a front-runner in the state’s election for governor, wants to take Michigan out from underneath that shadow. A former prosecutor and state Senate …
May 4, 2018
“I believe that in order to be an effective leader, you have to listen; and that everyone in this state is important,” she said. “This election is about our lives, our future, our kids. And that’s why it’s important to me that I get into every one of the 83 counties and engage with people …
May 2, 2018
”That’s why today, as Sexual Assault Awareness Month comes to a close, I’m announcing my plan to fight against sexual assaults on college campuses and create a culture of respect, decency, and accountability across Michigan. Under my administration, the State of Michigan will: . . . As Ingham County Prosecutor, I stepped up prosecution of …
May 1, 2018