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Governor Gretchen Whitmer started a week-long European trade trip in Paris to pitch Michigan’s aerospace and defense industries as an unsettled continent faces a pullback in the U.S. commitment to the NATO alliances and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

As the It's Just Politics team wraps up their time at the Detroit Regional Chamber's Mackinac Policy Conference, they bring you an interview with Governor Gretchen Whitmer and her plans for the rest of her term and what's next.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer said on Thursday she will take some time off to unwind in January after wrapping up eight years in office and decades in Michigan politics before deciding what to do next. She is often mentioned as a possible presidential candidate in two years.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is fueling speculation about a potential 2028 presidential run as she discusses her political future beyond Lansing. Speaking in Detroit, Whitmer called for an “Avengers-style” cabinet and a “team of rivals” approach to rebuild the U.S. at home and abroad.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s latest meeting with President Donald Trump brings new federal aid for northern Michigan ice storm recovery and talks on invasive carp.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s father, Richard Whitmer, has died.“He was my best friend, most trusted counselor, and next door neighbor until I moved into the Governor’s Residence,” Whitmer said in a statement released Tuesday.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer's office says her trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, is to attract new investment and expand the footprint of foreign companies that already have a Michigan presence.

Not having this year’s COVID shot actually qualifies you to get the shot, the state’s chief medical executive announced Friday, because the state considers being unvaccinated an “underlying condition.”

Other states have issued orders authorizing the shots for virtually anyone who wants them, or requiring state insurers to cover the vaccine. Michigan's approach is "more measured," officials say.

State of Michigan officials are celebrating meeting their initial goal of building 75,000 new housing units by next year.That puts the state around two-thirds of the way to its new goal of creating 115,000 new units.