Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers her fifth State of the State address on Jan. 25, 2023. (Andrew Roth/Michigan Advance) Throughout Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s fifth State of the State address Wednesday night, she drew connections between the many civil rights issues she has championed for years and the need to strengthen the state’s economy. “Bigotry is bad for business,” Whitmer said before receiving a standing ovation from the crowd of lawmakers and state leaders. Jobs, education, gun reform and reproductive rights were among the top priorities Whitmer highlighted during her first in-person State of the State address since 2020. Another major difference between this year’s speech and those in previous years is that Whitmer spoke to a Legislature with a Democratic majority. So her priorities have a better chance of becoming legislation and making it to her desk now that Democrats control the House and Senate. “We spoke with a clear voice in November. We want the ability to raise a family without breaking the bank, strong protections for our fundamental rights to vote and control our own bodies and leaders who will work across the aisle to solve problems and deliver on the issues that make a real difference in […]
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