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Whitmer signs $2.3 billion COVID-19 relief plan but vetoes millions in small business tax relief
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the $2.3 billion COVID-19 relief plan last week but has vetoed $652 million in Legislature proposals, along with a bill that would limit her powers during the pandemic, according to reporting by Bridge Michigan.
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Some Michigan residents 50 and older will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine beginning March 8
Michigan residents aged 50 and older, who have an underlying health condition or disability, will soon be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine under a major eligibility expansion, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced, according to reporting from Bridge Michigan.
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Desperate restaurant owners testify in front of Michigan House Oversight Committee
Sue Wangler, owner of Wangler's Wagon Wheel in West Branch, presented her testimony recently before the Michigan House Oversight Committee about how COVID-19 restrictions have negatively affected her restaurant, according to Bridge Michigan.
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Michigan government employees see increased wages while businesses struggle through pandemic
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's habit of cracking down on businesses during COVID-19 doesn't fit with her words about conquering the pandemic together as a community, according to Michigan Capitol Confidential.
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Director of State Health Department blames residents for ongoing spread of COVID-19 virus
Director of the Michigan Department of Heath and Human Services Robert Gordon made a statement blaming the state’s residents for the ongoing spread of the COVID-19 virus and extended the lockdown closing indoor service at bars and restaurants until Dec. 20.
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Residents unclear whether Whitmer will lift COVID-19 restaurant restrictions by February
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently announced that the current COVID-19 lockdown might be modified to permit restaurants to resume indoor dining, but Michigan residents remain skeptical, according to the Mackinac Center For Public Policy.
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MDHHS director and Whitmer blame residents for ongoing spread of COVID-19 virus
Director of the Michigan Department of Heath and Human Services (MDHHS) Robert Gordon made a statement blaming the state’s residents for the ongoing spread of the COVID-19 virus, and he extended the current lockdown, closing indoor service at bars and restaurants until at least Sunday, Dec. 20, according to Michigan Capitol Confidential.
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Michigan Legislature expressed its feelings to Whitmer using House and Senate resolutions
The Michigan Legislature used resolutions, which are typically passed by a "voice vote," to express its feelings on various issues during the 2019-2020 legislative session.