Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Mar. 25, 2021  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News   OPINION Editors note: On Wednesday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer again vetoed a Republican bill that would have prohibited the state health department from extending COVID-19 orders beyond 28 days without legislative approval. She banned nearly identical legislation last year. Consider the questionable

Jan. 29, 2021  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News   Restaurants can offer inside dining beginning Monday, Feb, 1, but with significant restrictions. They include an indoor capacity limit of 25 percent up to 100 people, and a 10 p.m. curfew, as well as social distancing guidelines.  Informed sources say restaurants

Jan. 20, 2021  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News   Nearly 100 desperate restaurant owners state wide have signed an open letter to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer begging for help. Written by Lansing’s Saddleback BBQ co-owners Matthew Gillett and Travis Stoliker, the letter reportedly has received almost 100,000 views on their Facebook

Jan. 15, 2021  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News As Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech is being distributed and administered across the state residents say they are confused about the process and claim there is no clear unified direction coming from state officials or county health departments as to how

Jan. 10, 2021  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News   Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently announced vaccine eligibility would expand to the next phase starting Jan. 11. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) website confirms those 65 and older and several new groups of essential workers will now be

Dec. 16, 2020  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News   A federal lawsuit against Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Robert Gordon was filed last week in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer extended a coronavirus order that restricted in-person instruction at high

Dec. 9, 2020  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News   On Nov. 24, Canadian pipeline company Enbridge filed a federal complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan seeking an injunction to stop Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s action from taking any steps to prevent the operation of their Line

Dec. 1, 2020  PLYMOUTH VOICE Plymouth Michigan News   Don Howard Staff Writer   On Monday state officials announced a new $10 million grant program aimed at helping some 7,000 small businesses affected by long-term closures mandated by  Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as a result of COVID 19 pandemic. The program

Nov. 25, 2020  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News   Omnibus A series of selected blogs from the Mackinaw Center   OPINION Less road funding from the road-fixing Governor   By James M. Hohman Michigan residents might be confused about why the state spends less on road funding, even though it

Nov. 23, 2020  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News   Omnibus A series of selected blogs from the Mackinaw Center   OPINION   A statement from Mackinac Center Policymakers responding to the serious health concerns posed by COVID-19 are still obliged to operate within the bounds of our American system of government. This