Michigan attorney general won t investigate Whitmer s nursing home policy by Scott McClallen, The Center Square | March 16, 2021 04:00 PM Print this article
Attorney General Dana Nessel rejected Republicans request to investigate Gov. Gretchen Whitmer s COVID-19 nursing home policy.
A Republican state senator said Monday that Attorney General Dana Nessel is expected to announce by the middle of the week whether she will investigate Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s COVID-19 nursing home policies.
“I called on the attorney general to carry out an honest investigation into Michigan’s nursing home policies weeks ago,” Sen. Jim Runestad, R-White Lake, said in a statement. “I’ve learned from the attorney general’s office that they intend to announce a decision by Wednesday. Attorney General Nessel knows the right thing to do – and that is to get answers for every family who lost a loved one to COVID-19 in a nursing home.”
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1of3FILE- This March 2, 2021 file photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich. Allegations that New York intentionally manipulated data regarding COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes has led Republicans to demand an investigation in Michigan, where Gov. Whitmer early in the pandemic told such facilities to admit or readmit COVID-affected residents under certain conditions. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP, File)APShow MoreShow Less
2of3FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2019, file photo, then, State Sen. Peter Lucido, R-Shelby Township, speaks after a news conference at the Capitol in Lansing, Mich. Lucido, now, the prosecutor of Macomb County, Mich., said Thursday, March 11, 2021, he will investigate COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes in the state, saying there are questions
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