May 3, 2021 By Mike Kruzman & Jon King / news@whmi.com
A local legislator is calling on the governor to reverse her mask mandate on young children.
Republican State Representative Bob Bezotte of Marion Township is criticizing Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the state health department for a mandate requiring children from 2 to 4 years old to wear masks.
Mondayâs order calls for kids in that age range to wear masks in public places and places like daycare centers. Previously that rule only applied to children ages 5 and up. Bezotte said, in a release, that even as other states loosen COVID regulations and restrictions, Michigan continues to impose new arbitrary limitations that now extend to the youngest Michiganders.
HeadlineApr 30, 2021
Three men who are accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan’s Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer are facing a new charge of conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction. Federal prosecutors allege the men, who are part of a far-right anti-government group, had plotted to blow up a bridge near Whitmer’s vacation home.
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Who is Garrett Soldano?
Garrett Soldano, a Republican from Kalamazoo, helped with an effort to repeal Governor Gretchen Whitmer s executive powers last spring as the coronavirus pandemic began. He started the Facebook page “Michiganders Against Excessive Quarantine” which had roughly 380,000 followers, according to the Associated Press. The page was later shut down by Facebook for violating the social media company s standards and practices.
The 42-year-old chiropractor was also the co-chairman of Unlock Michigan, the group that campaigned to repeal the law used by Whitmer to put mandatory lockdowns in place.
Soldano has aligned himself with Donald Trump
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A grocery store displays a sign requiring customers to wear masks in Austin, Texas on March 10, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit a year ago, many US governors invoked emergency powers to impose restrictions on residents, ranging from temporarily ordering them to remain home to mandatory wearing of masks and the shutting down of restaurant indoor dining, gyms and other businesses.
Lawmakers in 45 states have proposed more than 300 measures this year related to legislative oversight of executive actions during the pandemic or other emergencies, said the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Some of the proposals are going further to fundamentally shift power from governors to lawmakers even if there is another virus outbreak, a terrorist attack or a natural disaster.