Virus aid to communities blocked amid power dispute
William T. Perkins Petoskey News-Review State legislators representing Northern Michigan are accusing Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of blocking roughly $1 billion worth of federal COVID-19 funding allocations. But the appropriations bills the governor vetoed Tuesday also would have come with certain administrative strings attached, stripping the governor and her administration of many of the powers she and the Michigan health department have employed in response to the pandemic. Despite vetoing part of the $3.2 billion package, Whitmer did approve other parts of the plan. Republicans say the veto rep...
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