GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — In her first major speech since the November election, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signaled a willingness to work with President-elect Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled state House. The governor addressed the crowd at the Detroit Auto Show Wednesday. 2025 brings a new political reality for Whitmer, a Democrat. With Republicans back in control of the Michigan House of Representatives, the final years of her adminis…

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Tariffs targeting Canada and Mexico could damage the U.S. auto industry, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer warned on Wednesday, just days before President-elect Donald Trump is slated to take office.
Trump has vowed to initiate significant tariffs on goods coming from Canada and Mexico if either country fails to curb illegal immigration and drug trafficking into the United States.
Whitmer, a Democrat, said in a speech in Detroit that imposing tarif…

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Governor Gretchen Whitmer delivered her “Road Ahead” address at the Detroit Auto Show on Wednesday, laying out some of her goals for the next year and a half and reviewing accomplishments of the past couple of years. The speech was similar to a State of the State, only delivered in front of auto industry leaders and heavily focused on the industry. With Democrats no longer in total control of the Michigan Legislature, Whitmer extended an olive b…

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Whitmer is seeking bipartisan cooperation on economic incentives and road funding in Lansing but warns proposed Trump tariffs could hurt the state’s auto industry.

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gets a tour of the Detroit Auto Show on Jan. 15, 2025 after giving a “Road Ahead Address” | Photo: Anna Liz NicholsThe fates of the auto industry and the state of Michigan are linked, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said during a speech at the Detroit Auto Show Wednesday — and if Michiganders can cross partisan divides and continue the state’s tradition of invention, Michigan will come out on top. Michigan’s story is an exci…

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Since launching her gubernatorial campaign in 2018, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has vowed to “fix the damn roads,” but her focus since taking office has been more closely identified with doling out taxpayer dollars to corporate recipients. In her address at the 2025 Detroit Auto Show on Wednesday morning, Whitmer pledged to leaders from both parties, […]

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