House lawmakers have passed a bill that would shift the authority to close schools and stop some sporting events to local health departments from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Department of Health and Human Services.
A group of Michigan bowling alleys and roller rinks is suing Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for compensation for losses after they were forced to close.
More than 64,000 Michigan jobs evaporated in December – the worst decline in the nation. The Wolverine State also saw the second-worst drop in jobs over the year.
More than a quarter of all Michigan restaurant and bar jobs were wiped out last year – the third worst decline in the nation.
New Census Bureau numbers show Gov. Gretchen Whitmer oversaw a loss of population in Michigan, marking the state’s second year in a row of population decline – the only two periods since the Great Recession.
“We hope to never lose anything. We worked hard all of our lives to build this. But there is always that risk, hanging over our heads.”