Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey acknowledged Wednesday that he tested positive for COVID-19 just days before Christmas and recovered in quarantine over the holidays at his Jackson County home.The top Senate Republican leader tested positive Dec. 23 and "believes his exposure date to be Dec. 19,…
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In a photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state in Lansing, Mich., Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Gov. Whitmer s administration said Wednesday that Michigan restaurants should be able to reopen for indoor dining on Feb. 1, 2021, if coronavirus cases and hospitalizations remain stable, extending a two-month ban by an additional two weeks while letting non-contact sports resume this weekend.
LANSING Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said today she hopes to let restaurants reopen for indoor dining on Feb. 1, as her health department extended a two-month ban by an additional two weeks while letting non-contact sports resume this weekend.
Threats of violent cause safety concerns at the Capitol Building in Lansing
At least one Senator has protective riot gear at her desk
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LANSING, Mich. – Concerns at the Michigan Capitol Building in Lansing are on the rise amid chatter of widespread protests in the days leading up to President-Elect Joe Biden’s Inauguration on Jan. 20.
Under the recommendation of Michigan State Police, a six-foot tall fence around the Michigan Capitol Building in Lansing will be completed Friday to guard against the possibility of violence.
Sen. Dayna Polehanki shopped at a military surplus store and brought a helmet, pepper spray and a gas mask to work Wednesday. They join the bulletproof vest she’s had under her desk for the past 10 months, since armed protesters carried guns into the Senate Gallery.
LANSING Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Wednesday she hopes to let restaurants reopen for indoor dining Feb. 1, as her health department extended a two-month ban by an additional two weeks while letting noncontact sports resume this weekend.