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Whitmer: Auto insurance law offers real rate relief

WKAR Public Media | By Rick Pluta
Published May 30, 2019 at 6:16 PM EDT
Gretchen Whitmer Being Interviewed
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Gretchen Whitmer speaks with Capital Bureau Chief Rick Pluta

The annual Detroit Regional Chamber Policy Conference is underway on Mackinac Island. Thursday, on the Grand Hotel porch, Democrat Gretchen Whitmer signed bipartisan legislation to roll back auto insurance rates in exchange for capping medical coverage.  Capital Bureau Chief Rick Pluta sat down for a conversation with the Governor.
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Politics & Government Michigan politicsauto insurancemackinac islandMichigan LegislatureGovernor Gretchen WhitmerGov Gretchen WhitmerDetroit Regional Chamber Policy Conference
Rick Pluta
Rick Pluta is Senior Capitol Correspondent for the Michigan Public Radio Network. He has been covering Michigan’s Capitol, government, and politics since 1987. His journalism background includes stints with UPI, The Elizabeth (NJ) Daily Journal, The (Pontiac, MI) Oakland Press, and WJR. He is also a lifelong public radio listener.
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