As some service workers and others call for even more restrictions, Whitmer says ‘we need to take aggressive action right now to ensure we don’t wipe out all the progress we have made.’
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As coronavirus cases rise, Whitmer halts plans to further reopen Michigan
Public health experts say they expected coronavirus cases to rise as Michigan’s businesses reopened but say they worry about COVID fatigue leading to more cases.
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Michigan prison reform faces hurdles from Democrats Whitmer and Nessel
A group seeking to end mandatory minimum sentences is facing challenges from Michigan’s progressive governor and attorney general in it tries to get the issue on the November ballot. COVID-19 plays a pivotal role in the legal battle.
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Whitmer strips name of slavery advocate Cass from Michigan office building
The Lewis Cass Building in Lansing will now bear the name Elliott-Larsen, in honor of the authors of Michigan’s landmark civil rights act.
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Gretchen Whitmer, Republicans strike deal to plug $2.2B Michigan budget hole
Michigan’s Democratic governor and Republican lawmakers announce budget deal for this fiscal year, but plenty of work could remain on an even bigger budget shortfall that is fast approaching because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Michigan Gov. Whitmer wants state ban on police chokeholds, other reforms
Michigan’s Democratic governor wants lawmakers to send her bills to ban chokehold use by officers and to classify “false, racially-motivated 911 calls” as hate crimes, she said Monday as protests over police brutality continued nationwide.
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Petition drives target Gretchen Whitmer. And she’s raising money off them.
Republican activists and organizers attempting to recall Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and limit her emergency powers are rushing to put petitions before voters this summer. But one effort has uncorked a law that lifts the limit for campaign donations.
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Whitmer: Michigan students can return to class if coronavirus stays steady
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Wednesday that schools will reopen in September. But what those classrooms will look like will vary greatly among school districts.
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Whitmer lifts ban on summer camps, some school sports workouts
As coronavirus infections and deaths recede in Michigan, the governor on Friday lifted a ban on children summer camps. That’s a huge relief to some families.
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Salons to reopen statewide June 15, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says
Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula will have even more freedoms beginning June 10, when most entertainment venues and gyms will also be allowed to reopen.