Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pleads for discipline as stay-at-home order takes heat
DETROIT – Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pleaded for discipline during her Wednesday press briefing, asking residents to keep following the stay-at-home order as coronavirus (COVID-19) numbers fall.
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Whitmer’s plea comes amid a warmup around the state and a protest scheduled for Thursday at the Capitol in Lansing.
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- This year’s Mackinac Bridge Walk, which happens annually on Labor Day, was canceled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Click here to read more.
- “Contact tracing” is being called one of the keys to winning the coronavirus (COVID-19) battle and returning to a more normal life. Click here to read more.
- Michigan receives “D-” for social distancing efforts from national “scoreboard.” Click here to read more.
- Nassar-related charges against former Michigan State president Lou Anna Simon dismissed. Click here to read more.
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