The Michigan House of Representatives voted this week to approve a bill that would bar the state’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration from levying fines against many businesses accused of breaking COVID-19 emergency rules. The bill would not allow the department to assess a business if the violation was its first and the business takes…
Whitmer Administration Axes COVID-19 Rule She Violated at Michigan Bar
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration on Monday rescinded a rule capping restaurant parties at six persons, two days after she was caught violating the restriction. The Michigan Department of Health & Human Services released a new order that does not include the provision, which barred groups of more than six at a table in establishments…
Company Defies Michigan Governor’s Order to Shut Down Oil Pipeline
A Canadian energy company has defied an order from Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to shut down a controversial oil and gas pipeline Wednesday amid growing concern that doing so could lead to fuel disruptions similar to those resulting from last week’s cyberattack on an East Coast system. The Democratic governor gave Canadian pipeline company Enbridge…
Michigan Gov. Whitmer to Tie COVID Vaccinations to Reopening
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday announced a plan to tie the state’s reopening and lifting of restrictions to the rate at which residents get the COVID-19 vaccination jab. The effort dubbed the “MI Vacc to Normal” plan lays out four milestones based on the rate of vaccinations against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus,…
Whitmer Appeared to Lie About Florida Trip Before Disclosure
Michigan’s governor appeared to omit an out-of-state trip when questioned about what she did during spring break, in an interview just days before it emerged she traveled to Florida in March. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer told MIRS, a Michigan news outlet, in a podcast interview on April 12 that “I was here in town the whole time”…
Petition to Undo Whitmer’s COVID-19 Executive Orders Has Enough Valid Signatures
A petition drive in Michigan that is seeking to repeal a law that underpins many of Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s restrictive COVID-19 executive orders has enough valid signatures to proceed up the chain that leads to the state legislature, which could drive the final nail in its coffin, documents show. The conservative-led initiative, called Unlock…
Michigan Governor Traveled to Florida Despite Urging Residents to Stay Home
Michigan’s governor recently traveled to Florida despite warning residents against taking out-of-state trips, her office disclosed on Monday. Spokespersons for Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer told news outlets that the Democrat took what they described as a personal trip to visit her father about one month ago. “Her dad was fully vaccinated and the governor is…
Michigan Gov. Says State Can’t Issue COVID-19 Lockdown After Republican Lawsuits
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said her state won’t carry out another COVID-19-related lockdown following GOP-led lawsuits in 2020 that argued she overstepped her constitutional authority. “I have been sued by my legislature. I have lost in a Republican-controlled Supreme Court, and I don’t have all of the exact same tools [that I had 15 months…
Michigan Won’t Issue COVID-19 Lockdown Amid Spring Surge, Whitmer Says
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said her state won’t carry out another COVID-19-related lockdown amid a spring spike in cases, following Republican-led lawsuits in 2020 that argued she overstepped her constitutional authority. “I have been sued by my legislature. I have lost in a Republican-controlled Supreme Court, and I don’t have all of the exact same…
Michigan Governor’s Top Aide Takes Trip to Florida Amid COVID-19 Warnings
A top aide to Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer traveled to Florida for spring break, posting photographs on Facebook from the trip. Trisha Foster, the state’s chief operations officer, posted from the Florida Keys this week, according to social media screenshots obtained and published by Breitbart News. The pictures showed youth on the beach and by…
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