Michigan restaurants would be shut down under GOP bill that sought to tie COVID-19 restrictions to metrics
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks as she visits a vaccine clinic at the EMU Convocation Center on Monday, April 12, 2021.Jacob Hamilton | The Ann Arbor News
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YPSILANTI, MI - Republican lawmakers have long called on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration to identify specific metrics used to determine COVID-19 restrictions on Michigan businesses, and last month, they passed a Senate bill that would set concrete case and hospitalization rates to trigger shutdowns.
Under that bill, dine-in restaurant services would now be shut down as the state continues to experience a surge in rates of coronavirus infection.
Detroit NAACP says Michigan Senate GOP voting bills ‘place democracy on a ventilator’
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Dr. Wendell Anthony, president of the Detroit branch of the NAACP, speaks alongside Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan to protest Republican proposals to change state election law. Photo by Sam Dodge | MLive.com.Sam Dodge | MLive.com
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LANSING, MI - Civil rights activist Marian Wright Edelman once said that democracy “cannot breathe” and will die “if those enjoined to protect it and uphold the laws snuff it out – with no consequences.”
On Tuesday at the Michigan State Capitol, today’s wave of Black activists from Detroit updated that message for modern times.
“I have not been in contact with anyone outside of my household since learning of my exposure, Theis said.
“As a result, I will regrettably have to miss a few days of work. Throughout my time in the House of Representatives and now in the Senate, I have never missed a single vote. I apologize if my absence this week means that I will have to miss votes, but under these circumstances and to protect others, it is best that I stay home until my quarantine period is over.
As of Tuesday, at least 2 Senate employees and four senators had self-reported contracting COVID-19. That includes Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake, who confirmed he had the virus in late 2020.
April 13, 2021 By Jon King / jking@whmi.com
State Senator Lana Theis announced today that she is under self-quarantine after recently being exposed to COVID-19 and will miss this weekâs legislative session in Lansing. âI was recently exposed to COVID-19 and, out of an abundance of caution, have chosen to self-quarantine according to the CDC guidelines. The Brighton Township Republican said she had not been in contact with anyone outside of her household since learning of her exposure.
âAs a result, I will regrettably have to miss a few days of work. Throughout my time in the House of Representatives and now in the Senate, I have never missed a single vote. I apologize if my absence this week means that I will have to miss votes, but under these circumstances and to protect others, it is best that I stay home until my quarantine period is over.