Governor Gretchen WhitmerVerified account

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49th Governor of Michigan. Proud mom.

East Lansing, MI
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Joined January 2010
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  1. 6 hours ago

    🌲 $450m record investment for state and local parks
⚡️$50m for residential clean energy 
💧$66m for pumping station generators to help prevent freeway flooding

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  2. 6 hours ago

    Let’s break down the Building Michigan Together Plan:

🚰 $750m to protect drinking water for families 
🏠 $100m to build affordable, attainable housing 🦺 $316m for roads and bridges

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  3. 18 hours ago

    Sweet 1️⃣6️⃣. Good luck and !

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  4. 19 hours ago

    We're building a Michigan where everyone has the education and skills needed to get a good-paying job. Michigan Reconnect has already supported over 170,000 people like Shelby - let's keep going.

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  5. 20 hours ago

    A look at Michigan in the month of February: ✅ 10 straight months of job growth ✅ 9,000 new jobs added ✅ 172,000 jobs added since last February Michigan is on the move.

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  6. 21 hours ago

    Calling business owners! You can apply for resources with the Growing MI Business Grant Program this week! Check it out: .

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  7. 22 hours ago

    Tune in!

    We are live NOW talking women-owned small business! Join us:
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  8. 23 hours ago

    Join today at 3:45 pm to celebrate Michigan’s women-owned business community and all the ways we’re working to support them!

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  9. 23 hours ago

    $1.7 billion in investment. 1,200 new jobs. Boom. This is fantastic news for Michigan from LG Energy Solution.

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  10. Mar 24

    Every Michigander deserves a place to call home. Grateful for these HUD grants that will support more affordable housing for Detroiters.

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  11. Retweeted
    Mar 23

    Excited to have stopped by Brainiac’s Clubhouse! and I are working hard to boost childcare businesses like this one, support childcare professionals like Monique, and expand high quality, affordable child care to Michigan families in every community.

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  12. Mar 23

    We must work together to extend this policy to every Michigander.

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  13. Mar 23

    Making a difference for the people we love. It’s what motivates all of us. I’m glad we were able to do our part for so many working families, and I urge the legislature to take action to make paid leave a reality for parents across Michigan.

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  14. Mar 23

    I know firsthand how important it is to have time with a new baby, or to take care of your family—parents should be able to take that time when they need it most without having to worry about their paycheck.

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  15. Mar 23

    I’m far from alone in experiencing the realities of our workplaces, our health care system, and our childcare system.

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  16. Mar 23

    I took care of my mom at the end of her life and my daughter at the beginning of hers. That time forged me. I remember not sleeping, always working at my job and at home, continuously stressed.

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  17. Mar 23

    It's been about two years since we made paid leave a reality for thousands of working families. This was a first step. A commonsense, family-first priority for us to enact. These conversations bring me back to one of the toughest times in my own life: (a thread)

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  18. Mar 23

    We're getting more women and families back to work knowing their children are safe and cared for. We've successfully expanded access to care and kept local childcare centers open; we'll continue to deliver for every Michigan family.

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    Mar 22

    Food & Ag is full of opportunity for women! 's Sixty by 30 Goal aims to have 60% of Michiganders earn a postsecondary degree/tech certificate by 2030 to help get women on tuition-free paths to higher ed, skills training & good-paying jobs.

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  20. Mar 23

    We’ve made record investments in education for three years in a row, but we can’t stop there. Michigan’s kids and school personnel deserve the best; let’s make sure they get it.

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