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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has declared a state of emergency in response to the sub-zero temperatures that are expected to hit Michigan this week.
On Monday evening, Whitmer signed the state of emergency declaration as a surge of arctic air travels to southeast Michigan, bringing with it negative temperatures and potentially record-breaking windchill temperatures.
“Keeping Michiganders safe during this stretch of dangerously cold temperatures is our priority,” Whitmer said in a statement.…