LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer made clear Wednesday that she will extend her stay-at-home order beyond April 30 and that some form of it will be in effect for a “long time” in Michigan, hinting that people age 65 and older and those with chronic lung problems may […]

LANSING, Mich. – Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-56 extending her previous order which gives pharmacists increased operational capacity and increases access to prescriptions.   Executive Order 2020-56 continues to allow pharmacists to dispense emergency refills of prescriptions for up to 60 days’ worth of supply for patients and require insurers to cover early refills for up to 90 […]

GONGWER NEWS – State employees were notified today that some of them will be temporarily laid off for 10 days, split over two pay periods, because of the falloff in revenues resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Formal notification to the employees getting temporarily laid off will come later this afternoon, […]

MLive.com – Michigan’s speaker of the House of Representatives is calling on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to revise the state’s current stay-at-home order in a letter that offers three actions she can take to help reopen the state. Speaker Lee Chatfield, R-Levering, sent the letter to Whitmer’s office Saturday, April 18, […]

LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Friday she hopes for some relaxing of the state’s “stay home” order on May 1, when it is set to expire. At a Friday afternoon news conference, Whitmer said the state’s economy will reopen in phases, with low-risk sectors returning to work first. Some […]

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s expansion and extension of her “stay-home” order is prompting anger over its economic impact and calls by some municipal leaders to reject parts of it.  Whitmer’s Thursday order is more sweeping than those in other states, barring the sale of paint or plants at stores, lawn services, […]

Michigan’s state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic was extended through April 30 by the state House and Senate Tuesday in an unconventional legislative session. The state of emergency declaration – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued March 10 after the first confirmed cases of the coronavirus were reported in the […]

Michigan Sen. Gary Peters on Wednesday detailed a proposal to give “essential workers” a government-funded boost in pay of up to $25,000 during the coronavirus pandemic.  Under the new “Heroes Fund” plan, essential workers would include not only front-line medical personnel like doctors and nurses but also pharmacists, grocery store workers, truck drivers, building […]

LANSING — State employees who work directly with the public will get bonus pay during the coronavirus pandemic. Approximately 10,000 state employees working in prisons, state hospitals, veterans homes and law enforcement will get $750 biweekly pay premiums “in recognition of the nature of their work,” State Employer Liza Estlund-Olson said in […]

The Michigan death toll from new coronavirus cases rose to 727 today with the Department of Health and Human Services reporting 110 new deaths, a new peak for a single daily death toll in the state. Confirmed cases grew to 17,221 today after increasing by 1,503 new cases, DHHS reported […]