Lansing — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer quietly stepped away from the National Governors Association earlier this year because, her office said, the organization did not engage in enough bipartisan initiatives.

Whitmer's departure comes after The Atlantic this summer reported Govs. Tim Walz of Minnesota and Laura Kelly of Kansas were planning to stop paying dues to the organization amid frustration with the NGA's tepid response to the Trump administration's withholding of some federal funding from states.

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