Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Nov. 19, 2020  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News   One day after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer set in place new COVID-19 restrictions, Plymouth Canton Community Schools Superintendent Monica Merritt announced that the school district will move to a fully-remote learning environment, effective almost immediately. Merritt said the changes will be effective

Oct. 3, 2020  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News   News Release “…all of the people of Michigan will have a voice in the decisions that will impact our state in the years to come.”   In a historic ruling issued Friday (Oct. 2 ), the Michigan Supreme Court unanimously said

Jun. 4, 2020  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News   UPDATED   Don Howard Staff Writer While Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s latest executive order allows retailers across Michigan to open their doors this week, downtown business owners in Plymouth faced turmoil amid protests calling for racial equality as they prepare to reopen.

Jun. 2, 2020  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News   Finally, some light at the end of the dark tunnel that crippled residents and local businesses since mid-March when Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued the first of her many executive orders over concerns about the COVID-19 virus. According to the latest order

May 14, 2020  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News   Plymouth restaurant and bar owners, the backbone of Plymouth’s commerce, have proven to be a tenacious group – with stamina and determination to stay open – despite the hardship of forced closings due to the coronavirus shutdown. With business severely restricted,

May 12, 2020  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News   Op-Ed  by Eric Esshaki I took Governor Whitmer to federal court last month. This set the stage for a legal battle between our most basic rights and the Governor’s right to set emergency rules during a crisis. I won, and so

May 8, 2020  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News   Don Howard Staff Writer The Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association (MRLA), a trade group representing over 5,000 Michigan foodservice and lodging establishments, has called on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to end the restaurant dining room closures on May 29, asserting restaurants should

May. 3, 2020  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News   Don Howard Staff Writer Struggling Plymouth business owners are worried Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s unbridled executive power and refusal to talk or negotiate with the GOP-led legislature may wield the final blow to their already fragile enterprise, suffering since mid-March with the

Apr. 26, 2020  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News   Don Howard Staff Writer Eric Esshaki, a Birmingham Republican running in Michigan’s 11th Congressional District, with a strong desire to challenge U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Rochester Hills, sued Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Elections Director Jonathan Brater,

Apr. 22, 2020  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News   Don Howard Staff Writer Operating on severely limited carry-out business-depending on customer loyalty to survive, Plymouth’s many restaurant and bar owners, like others in the state, has strictly followed the governor’s Executive Order since March 16, trying to sustain and uphold