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Whitmer Directs Health Insurance Companies to Help Lower Health Insurance Costs for Michiganders Under Inflation Reduction Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 18, 2022 Contact: [email protected] Gov. Whitmer Directs Health Insurance Companies to Help Lower Health Insurance Costs for Michiganders Under Inflation Reduction Act LANSING, Mich. — Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer sent a letter directing the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) to require Michigan health insurance companies to reduce …
Whitmer Hosts Mental Health Roundtable in Pontiac
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 25, 2022 Contact: [email protected] PHOTOS: Gov. Whitmer Hosts Mental Health Roundtable in Pontiac to Push for Additional Mental Health Investments for Students LANSING, Mich. — Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer sat down with students, parents, educators, and mental health professionals at Pontiac High School to advocate for additional mental health investments …
Whitmer Unveils Environmental Plan At Traverse City Event
Governor Gretchen Whitmer today released the MI Healthy Climate Plan, a roadmap for Michigan to achieve economy-wide carbon neutrality by 2050 with interim 2030 goals. Governor Whitmer joined Liesl Clark, Director of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), business owners, tribal leaders, and students at a large solar array in Traverse City …
Michigan’s top health official travels to Alabama after Whitmer spring break warning
Michigan’s new health director traveled to Alabama last week shortly after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer discouraged residents from traveling as the state leads the nation in the highest number of new coronavirus cases, a local news service first reported this week. Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Elizabeth Hertel was in Gulf Shores, Ala., according to …
After backlash, Whitmer and Gordon waive nondisclosure clause of ex-health chief’s $155,000 separation deal
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and former state health director Robert Gordon have agreed to waive a nondisclosure agreement tied to his $155,506 separation deal following criticism from Republicans that it amounted to a “hush money” payment to buy his silence. The Democratic governor and former Michigan Department of Health and Human Services director mutually agreed Wednesday …
The case for Whitmer to break up MDHHS, create standalone public health department
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s promotion of Elizabeth Hertel as director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services offers an opportunity to break up the state’s largest agency and reshape how public health services are delivered after the coronavirus pandemic. MDHHS is a behemoth, the result of former Gov. Rick Snyder merging the community health …
Whitmer mum on health chief’s resignation, sports ban | News, Sports, Jobs
IMichigan Office of the Governor via AP In this photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state Friday in Lansing, Mich. Whitmer announced Michigan restaurants and bars can reopen for indoor dining at 25% capacity but with a 10 p.m. curfew starting Feb. 1, and …
Whitmer Career and Technology Center opens new advanced manufacturing lab
This year, Whitmer CTC started a new advanced manufacturing program with a one-of-a-kind classroom for hands-on experience. TOLEDO, Ohio — Whitmer High School has been providing students with Career Tech opportunities for years. But on Monday, the school opened a new lab to give students even more opportunities to get a job right after high …
Moderna vaccine trial; Whitmer adds Michigan restrictions
CLOSE It’s nearly impossible to fathom the number of cases and deaths from the COVID-19 virus, so we added some geographical perspective. USA TODAY The results are preliminary, but they are encouraging: Another candidate vaccine has proven extremely effective against COVID-19. Moderna, working with the federal government, has early results that show a 94.5 percent …
Michigan Governor Whitmer rips Trump campaign for attacking her after alleged kidnapping plot revealed
A federal criminal complaint unveiled earlier Thursday said that 13 people were arrested in the kidnapping scheme aimed at Whitmer, a Democrat. The alleged plan included plans to overthrow several state governments that the suspects “believe are violating the US Constitution,” including the government of Michigan and Whitmer. Following the announcement by federal and state …
