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Michigan Matters: Presidential Politics Plus Matters Of The Heart

Southfield (CBS Detroit) - With the 2020 presidential race officially 'on' the MICHIGAN MATTERS round table of Inforum Executive Director Terry Barclay, author and "Powering Up" podcast Anne Doyle, and Michigan Women's Commission Executive Director Cheryl Bergman joined Senior Producer/Host Carol Cain to talk about the election and President Trump's State of the Union Speech which he delivered this week.

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Terry Barclay, Executive Director of Inforum, Anne Doyle, Powering Up Podcast, and Cheryl Bergmen, Executive Director of Michigan Women's Commission, with Michigan Matters Host Carol Cain (Credit: Logan Tesmer/CBS 62)

The panel also shared thoughts about Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's response to the speech on behalf of the Democratic Party which she also delivered to a national TV audience following his remarks.

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Executive Director of Inforum, Anne Doyle, Powering Up Podcast, and Cheryl Bergmen, Executive Director of Michigan Women's Commission (Credit: Logan Tesmer/CBS 62)

The panel also talked about Inforum's new report on the status of women executives at Michigan publicly-held firms and in corporate boardrooms.

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Dr. Phillip Levy, Wayne State University, and Laura Vaughn, American Heart Association of Southeastern Michigan (Credit: Logan Tesmer/CBS 62)

Also appearing on the show was Dr. Phillip Levy, of WSU, and Laura Vaughn of the American Heart Association Southeastern Michigan, who discussed the heart health of women. With February being Heart Health month, they focused on the importance of heart health and symptoms women should watch for.

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Paula Silver, DTE Energy, and Deborah Greenman, Toyota Motor North America (Credit: Logan Tesmer/CBS 62)

And Paula Silver of DTE Energy and Deborah Greenman, of Toyota Motor North America, Inc., who are also Co-Chairs of the AHA's Go Red For Women luncheon being held Feb. 21 at Little Caesars Arena, talked about the event.Gov Whitmer will deliver the keynote speech at the luncheon, which will draw hundreds.

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