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Whitmer vetoes tax breaks related to virus-related expenses

Jun. 25, 2021 05:51 PM EDT
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vetoed two bills Friday that would let businesses seek refunds for taxes paid on personal protective equipment,...

Mackinac Bridge Walk set for Labor Day after 1 year break

Jun. 25, 2021 12:00 PM EDT
ST. IGNACE, Mich. (AP) — The Mackinac Bridge Walk is returning this Labor Day after being canceled last year because of the pandemic. The 5...

A medical worker in protective gear checks the paperwork of people getting the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine during a mass vaccination in Depok on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, June 25, 2021. The world's fourth most populous country, has seen COVID-19 infections surge in recent weeks, putting pressure on hospitals, including in the capital city, where most of hospital beds are full, and has added urgency to the government's plan to inoculate 1 million people each day by next month. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
The Latest: Maine nears 70% vaccination level for residents

By The Associated Press Jun. 25, 2021 06:01 AM EDT

Michigan House OKs big K-12 budget, pushes for July 1 deal

By David Eggert Jun. 24, 2021 10:24 PM EDT
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan House overwhelmingly approved a $65 billion state spending plan and the release of billions in federal COVID-19 relief aid...

Michigan bill to end extra unemployment benefit faces veto

By David Eggert Jun. 24, 2021 02:00 PM EDT
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican lawmakers voted Thursday to stop a $300 weekly federal supplement that is added to unemployed workers' benefits in Michigan,...

Unemployed workers can visit state offices starting June 30

Jun. 23, 2021 04:31 PM EDT
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan is reopening 12 state Unemployment Insurance Agency offices for in-person visits more than 15 months after they were closed due...

Detroit extends emergency order permitting virtual meetings

By Corey Williams Jun. 23, 2021 03:58 PM EDT
DETROIT (AP) — An emergence in COVID-19 variant cases has prompted Detroit to extend an order permitting in-person meetings without violations of the Open...

FILE - In this June 17, 2021 file photo, conservatives gather on the steps of the Michigan Capitol before delivering thousands of affidavits requesting that lawmakers order an "forensic" audit of the 2020 election in Lansing, Mich. Senate Republicans who investigated Michigan's presidential election say there was no widespread or systemic fraud in a report Wednesday, June 23, 2021. (AP Photo/David Eggert File)
Michigan Senate GOP probe: No systemic fraud in election

By David Eggert Jun. 23, 2021 01:25 PM EDT

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer smiles after signing a $2.2 billion supplemental budget bill that allocates federal COVID-19 relief aid on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at the Foster Community Center in Lansing, Mich. She is joined, from left to right, by Elizabeth Hertel, director of the state Department of Health and Human Services; Ingham County Board of Commissioners Chairperson Bryan Crenshaw; Lansing Mayor Andy Schor; and Kimberly Coleman, the city's director of human relations and community services.(AP Photo/David Eggert)
Whitmer signs $2.2B COVID-19 bill that releases federal aid

By David Eggert Jun. 23, 2021 11:35 AM EDT

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, center, speaks during a press conference on Belle Isle in Detroit, on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, announcing the end of COVID restrictions in the state. After facing 15 months of capacity restrictions and being hit by the country’s worst surge of coronavirus infections this spring, restaurants, entertainment businesses and other venues can operate at 100% occupancy starting Tuesday.  (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP)
Whitmer: Expand tuition aid to 22K more frontline workers

By David Eggert Jun. 22, 2021 03:09 PM EDT

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks during a press conference on Belle Isle in Detroit, on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, announcing the end of COVID restrictions in the state. After facing 15 months of capacity restrictions and being hit by the country’s worst surge of coronavirus infections this spring, restaurants, entertainment businesses and other venues can operate at 100% occupancy starting Tuesday.  (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP)
Michigan ends workplace COVID-19 rules except in health care

By David Eggert Jun. 22, 2021 12:43 PM EDT

A motorcycle delivery driver is inoculated with China's Sinovac COVID-19 Vaccine at a drive-thru vaccination center in Manila, Philippines, Tuesday, June 22, 2021. The Philippine president has threatened to order the arrest of Filipinos who refuse COVID-19 vaccination and told them to leave the country for hard-hit countries like India and the United States if they would not cooperate with massive efforts to end the pandemic. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
The Latest: Guam launching COVID-19 vaccine tourism program

By The Associated Press Jun. 22, 2021 02:43 AM EDT

Angela Fitzgerald, of Bloomfield Hills., exercises at Burn Fitness in Rochester Hills, Mich., Monday, June 21, 2021. Michigan is fully open again. After facing 15 months of capacity restrictions and being hit by the country’s worst surge of coronavirus infections this spring, restaurants, entertainment businesses and other venues can operate at 100% occupancy starting Tuesday. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
'Time to play': Michigan reopens 15 months after pandemic

By David Eggert And Corey Williams Jun. 22, 2021 12:00 AM EDT

Koen Kerns, 7, of St. Joseph, Mich., cools off in the Whirlpool Compass Fountain Wednesday, June 9, 2021, in St. Joseph, Mich. (Don Campbell/The Herald-Palladium via AP)
Michigan lifts indoor capacity limits, mask requirements

By David Eggert And Mike Householder Jun. 17, 2021 01:38 PM EDT

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends a media briefing in Downing Street, London, Monday, June 14, 2021. Johnson has confirmed that the next planned relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in England will be delayed by four weeks until July 19 as a result of the spread of the delta variant. In a press briefing Monday, Johnson said he is “confident that we won’t need more than four weeks” as millions more people get fully vaccinated against the virus, which could save thousands of lives. (Jonathan Buckmaster/Pool Photo via AP)
The Latest: Nevada to disburse $5 million in vaccine effort

By The Associated Press Jun. 17, 2021 02:27 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 24, 2021 file photo, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks at Steelcase in Grand Rapids, Mich. The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday, June 11 unanimously ordered the state elections board to certify a veto-proof initiative that would let Republican legislators wipe from the books a law Whitmer used to issue sweeping pandemic orders. (Cory Morse/The Grand Rapids Press via AP, File)
Whitmer: Reinstate incentive so companies can hire workers

By David Eggert Jun. 16, 2021 06:41 PM EDT

Michigan Legislature passes $6.6 B in federal virus aid

By David Eggert Jun. 15, 2021 05:20 PM EDT
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Senate voted unanimously Tuesday to allocate nearly $4.4 billion in federal COVID-19 aid to K-12 schools after Republican...

FILE - In this May 24, 2021 file photo, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks at Steelcase in Grand Rapids, Mich. The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday, June 11 unanimously ordered the state elections board to certify a veto-proof initiative that would let Republican legislators wipe from the books a law Whitmer used to issue sweeping pandemic orders. (Cory Morse/The Grand Rapids Press via AP, File)
Whitmer proposes use of $1.4B in federal child care aid

By David Eggert Jun. 14, 2021 04:48 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2020 file photo, a group gathers as boxes filled with petition signatures are delivered by Unlock Michigan to the Michigan Department of State Bureau of Elections in Lansing, Mich. The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday, June 11, 2021, unanimously ordered the state elections board to certify a veto-proof initiative that would let Republican legislators wipe from the books a law Gov. Gretchen Whitmer used to issue sweeping pandemic orders. (Rod Sanford/Detroit News via AP, File)
Ballot drive targets Michigan law that underpins virus rules

By David Eggert Jun. 14, 2021 02:33 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 3, 2021 file photo, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks during a news conference at the State Capitol in Atlanta. Republicans are gearing up for midterm gubernatorial races by trumpeting the party’s more hands-off approach to the coronavirus pandemic, attempting to flip the script on an issue that helped Democrats win the White House and control of Capitol Hill in 2020. Kemp recently described his stewardship of a “measured reopening” as the way to “protect lives against COVID-19, but also protect your livelihood and your paycheck.”  (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, file)
GOP governors tie economy to relaxed approach to coronavirus

By Bill Barrow Jun. 12, 2021 10:15 AM EDT

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