{"politician":{"name":"Gretchen Whitmer","slug":"gretchen-whitmer-gov-michigan"},"exportedAt":"2026-07-26T08:43:55.058Z","confidenceRule":"latest-matching-assessment, else max-assessment-confidence, else 0","promises":[{"id":"cmrpwhwgg02fr107hj1i4pxx7","text":"Provide property-tax relief to about 335,000 Michigan seniors through an expanded credit that refunds roughly 10% of their property taxes (about $345 per year on average).","topic":"Taxes / Seniors","status":"NOT_YET_RATED","significance":3,"sources":"https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2026/02/11/whitmer-budget-delivers-on-promises-to-improve-literacy-save-michiganders-money","latestAssessment":"","assessmentConfidence":"","resolvedConfidence":0,"weight":0,"assessments":[],"createdAt":"2026-07-18T05:02:50.513Z"},{"id":"cmrpwhvls02fl107hrnyyjb65","text":"Continue expanding housing production toward a new target of 115,000 new homes per year and make it easier to build (including streamlining zoning and construction requirements).","topic":"Housing","status":"NOT_YET_RATED","significance":3,"sources":"https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2026/02/25/whitmer-2026-state-of-the-state-address-as-prepared-for-delivery","latestAssessment":"","assessmentConfidence":"","resolvedConfidence":0,"weight":0,"assessments":[],"createdAt":"2026-07-18T05:02:49.409Z"},{"id":"cmrpwhue702f7107hrj4xkspy","text":"Deliver a balanced, bipartisan FY27 state budget on time — by June 30, 2026.","topic":"State Budget / Governance","status":"NOT_YET_RATED","significance":3,"sources":"https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2026/02/25/whitmer-2026-state-of-the-state-address-as-prepared-for-delivery | https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2026/02/11/whitmer-budget-delivers-on-promises-to-improve-literacy-save-michiganders-money","latestAssessment":"","assessmentConfidence":"","resolvedConfidence":0,"weight":0,"assessments":[],"createdAt":"2026-07-18T05:02:47.840Z"},{"id":"cmrpwht9s02ev107hhudy2it9","text":"Veto any legislation that would diminish the rights, safety, or protections of LGBTQ+ Michiganders.","topic":"Civil Rights / LGBTQ+","status":"NOT_YET_RATED","significance":3,"sources":"https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2026/02/25/whitmer-2026-state-of-the-state-address-as-prepared-for-delivery","latestAssessment":"","assessmentConfidence":"","resolvedConfidence":0,"weight":0,"assessments":[],"createdAt":"2026-07-18T05:02:46.384Z"},{"id":"cmrpwhs6x02eh107hkkmw5fv1","text":"Make Michigan's universal free school breakfast and lunch for all 1.4 million public-school students permanent in state law.","topic":"Education / School 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Medicaid","status":"NOT_YET_RATED","significance":4,"sources":"https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2026/02/25/whitmer-2026-state-of-the-state-address-as-prepared-for-delivery","latestAssessment":"","assessmentConfidence":"","resolvedConfidence":0,"weight":0,"assessments":[],"createdAt":"2026-07-18T05:02:43.637Z"},{"id":"cmrpwhq6102dt107h59utjmsj","text":"Enact a package of medical-debt protections: cap interest rates on medical debt, bar medical debt from appearing on credit reports, require hospitals to offer financial-assistance programs, and ban home liens or foreclosures over medical debt.","topic":"Health Care / Medical 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million to expand the Great Start Readiness program to an estimated 68,000 children.","topic":"Education / Early Childhood","status":"NOT_YET_RATED","significance":4,"sources":"https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2026/02/25/whitmer-2026-state-of-the-state-address-as-prepared-for-delivery | https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2026/02/11/whitmer-budget-delivers-on-promises-to-improve-literacy-save-michiganders-money","latestAssessment":"","assessmentConfidence":"","resolvedConfidence":0,"weight":0,"assessments":[],"createdAt":"2026-07-18T05:02:39.935Z"},{"id":"cmrpwhnep02cp107hv2onkhpi","text":"Enact the largest targeted literacy investment in Michigan history — the 'Every Child Reads' plan — proposing $625 million to raise K-12 reading achievement (Michigan ranks 44th in 4th-grade reading).","topic":"Education / Literacy","status":"NOT_YET_RATED","significance":5,"sources":"https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2026/02/25/whitmer-2026-state-of-the-state-address-as-prepared-for-delivery | https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2026/02/11/whitmer-budget-delivers-on-promises-to-improve-literacy-save-michiganders-money","latestAssessment":"","assessmentConfidence":"","resolvedConfidence":0,"weight":0,"assessments":[],"createdAt":"2026-07-18T05:02:38.786Z"},{"id":"cmrpwhmk602cb107h4hqddh74","text":"Enact a long-term, sustainable road-funding plan to 'fix the damn roads.' In February 2025 Whitmer introduced the $3 billion 'Mi Road Ahead' plan; the resulting FY26 budget she signed invests nearly $2 billion a year in state and local roads.","topic":"Infrastructure / Roads","status":"NOT_YET_RATED","significance":5,"sources":"https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2025/02/10/whitmer-introduces-mi-road-ahead-plan-to-fix-the-damn-roads | https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2025/10/13/governor-whitmers-budget-fixes-the-state-and-local-roads","latestAssessment":"","assessmentConfidence":"","resolvedConfidence":0,"weight":0,"assessments":[],"createdAt":"2026-07-18T05:02:37.686Z"}]}