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Michigan GOP lawmakers: Meeting with President Trump was on stateโs โfight against COVID-19โฒ
Read full article: Michigan GOP lawmakers: Meeting with President Trump was on stateโs โfight against COVID-19โฒThe leaders of Michiganโs House and Senate met with President Donald Trump Friday. We have since sent the same correspondence to congressional leaders.โThey made sure to ask for further federal dollars to deal with the impact of COVID-19. Currently, itโs hundreds of millions of dollars in federal money that is back filling the state budget. Both leaders also addressed the vote certification process. Several legal experts and local leaders say the stateโs certification of votes is simply the next step in the process and should carry on normally, despite drama over the certification process in Wayne County this week.
Michigan GOP lawmakers propose new COVID-19 response plan
Read full article: Michigan GOP lawmakers propose new COVID-19 response planGretchen Whitmerโs COVID-19 emergency orders struck down by the Michigan Supreme Court, GOP lawmakers are stepping in and offering their own potential response plan. Much like Whitmerโs response, lawmakers say theirs also relies on data -- but there is one key difference. The lawmakers suggest changing the COVID-19 response plans from what they believe to be a โone size fits allโ model, and instead are using specific data to address the virus county by county. We used public health experts and doctors to formulate a plan that works for Michigan,โ said Rep. Greg VanWoerkom (MI-91). Under the new plan, officials say local residents and small businesses would have more of a say in whatโs being done to address COVID-19 in their area.