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While projecting the state's retiree healthcare system for teachers to be 100 percent funded in its next valuation, Gretchen Whitmer wants to redirect $670 million in otherwise additional public school retirement debt payments to other K-12 priorities for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025.

The Governor’s directive that prohibited the state from contracting with companies that don’t pay their workers union rates stands after a ruling from the Michigan Court of Appeals, that said the issue wasn't moot despite the Legislature reinstating prevailing wage.

The two political action committees attached to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer raised more than $3 million to dump into different Democratic races during the 2024 presidential election, and one was giving to the special election held Tuesday.

U.S. Senate candidate and former Detroit Police Chief James Craig raised $60,546 in donations since announcing his campaign compared to his Republican counterparts former U.S. Reps. Mike Rogers and Peter Meijer who raised $1M and $415,362 this period, respectively

Wednesday evening, the Governor highlighted her vision to create a "HIRE Michigan Fund," a rebranding of Gov. Rick Snyder's Good Jobs for Michigan program from 2017 through 2019.