An early look at Whitmer’s Aug. 30 speech

In her planned Aug. 30 speech to legislators, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is planning to make energy reliability a priority with an eye toward reducing fossil fuel use, MIRS has learned. The Governor is also looking at touching on further reforms to reproductive health care, paid family leave and reducing prescription drug costs. The new "What's Next Address" is designed to be a second-half reboot of what she'd like to see the Democratic-controlled Legislature tackle in the fall half of the 2023 session. Top on the list is energy. While the Governor is not expected to call for any specific piece

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