(WXYZ) — Governor Gretchen Whitmer has declared a state of emergency for Wayne County following the heavy rainfall and and flooding this weekend. The declaration gives Michigan State Police, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division, the authorization to further coordinate recovery efforts. RELATED: According to the governor’s office, additional counties […]
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Pair of polls carry mixed messages for CA Gov Gavin Newsom
California Gov. Gavin Newsom outlines his 2021-2022 state budget proposal during a news conference in Sacramento on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. Rich Pedroncelli AP/Pool Good morning and welcome to the A.M. Alert! POLLS HOLD MIXED MESSAGES FOR NEWSOM For Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration, Tuesday was a tale of two polls. […]
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Calif. gov warns of virus surge after holidays
LOS ANGELES — California officials say hospitalizations for COVID-19 have stabilized in parts of the state but still overwhelm hospitals elsewhere, and Gov. Gavin Newsom is warning of a new surge in coronavirus cases following heavy holiday travel in defiance of recommendations to avoid gatherings. ICU units in Southern California […]
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Mississippi former Gov. Winter dies; pushed education reform
FILE – In this Feb. 19, 2013 file photo, former Gov. William Winter speaks at a symposium on the Future of Mississippi and the South on his 90th birthday, at the Old Capitol Museum in Jackson, Miss. The former governor, a Democrat who pushed to strengthen public education and improve […]
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is ‘hanging in there’ as Trump encourages supporters to ‘lock her up’ after the FBI thwarted a right-wing plot to kidnap and execute her
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Reuters/Rebecca Cook Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer told Business Insider she was “hanging in there” after the FBI foiled a right-wing plot to kidnap and assassinate her. “That’s my phrase for 2020,” she said, adding that she was “appalled” when President Donald Trump encouraged his supporters to […]
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Ad campaign hits California Gov. Gavin Newsom on fracking
Good morning and happy Thursday! So what did you think of the vice presidential debates? MORE THAN ELECTRIC CARS Via Hannah Wiley… Gov. Gavin Newsom in recent weeks, following a series of oppressive heat waves and amid deadly wildfires that have burned through more than 4 million acres in the […]
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CA Gov Gavin Newsom says theme parks won’t be reopening soon
Disneyland, and other large theme parks in California, won’t be reopening any time soon. That’s the message California Gov. Gavin Newsom sent when asked about it during a press conference on Wednesday. The question came in the context of Disney Chairman Bob Iger’s recent departure from Newsom’s COVID-19 economy recovery […]