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The party-line vote of 20-16 highlighted ongoing GOP frustration over a trip Gov. Gretchen Whitmer quietly took in March to visit her father in Florida.

Whitmer calls for unity, says continued efforts and vaccines will end pandemic Paul Egan and Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press The state of Michigan roads Replay Video UP NEXT LANSING – Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sounded a hopeful note in her third State of the State address Wednesday, delivered online for the first time in Michigan history amid a pandemic that could soon be significantly reduced because of vaccine distribution. On a night typically dedicated to pomp and procedure in front of lawmakers and dignitaries inside the state Capitol, Whitmer spoke directly to ...

LANSING – Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sounded a hopeful note in her third State of the State address Wednesday, delivered online for the first time in Michigan history amid a pandemic that could soon be significantly reduced because of vaccine distribution. On a night typically dedicated to pomp and procedure in front of lawmakers and dignitaries inside the state Capitol, Whitmer spoke directly to the camera, surrounded by only a few staff members, and used the virtual speech to reflect on challenges and achievements over the last year while calling for unity moving forward. "It's easy...

Specifically, the House wants the governor and state health department to give up the authority to ban in-person school or sports in response to a health emergency, transferring that power to local health departments. Although Whitmer and the state health department issued orders through authority granted to the executive by previous legislatures, lawmakers continue to try and grab that power back from the governor's office.  “I have reviewed the governor’s budget request and it is off the mark by a wide margin,” House Appropriations Committee Chairman Thomas Albert, R-Lowell, said...