The Michigan Legislature is back in session this week, so we took some time to speak with state Senate Minority Leader Gretchen Whitmer (D-23rd) about what she would like to see happen in the state legislature this fall.
A conversation with state Senate Minority Leader Gretchen Whitmer
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Photograph courtesy of Senator Whitmer's office