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From Farmington Hills to Sterling Heights, hundreds of cars waited in massive lines Monday to simply get a COVID test.

It's the latest twist in a months-long saga over the flight to Florida, which the governor did not disclose until questioned by the media a month later. She eventually acknowledged the flight, which occurred before she was fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and said she went to visit her ailing father. Republicans accused Whitmer of hypocrisy, citing travel restrictions imposed a year earlier at the onset of the pandemic and more recent recommendations by her administration against traveling out of state. But more recently, critics also have accused Whitmer of a "cover up" and alleged that pa...

Whitmer has apologized for the flap, which comes as she also faces criticism for her handling of a private plane trip to Florida in March that she took weeks to disclose. “Throughout the pandemic, I’ve been committed to following public health protocols,” Whitmer said in a statement. “As more people arrived, the tables were pushed together. Because we were all vaccinated, we didn't stop to think about it. In retrospect, I should have thought about it. I am human. I made a mistake, and I apologize.”   Among the guests were Tricia Foster, the state’s chief operating officer, and Mi...

The Michigan Senate adopted a bill Wednesday that would exempt in-person high school graduation ceremonies from gathering limits in state emergency health

Brett Jordan via Unsplash The Michigan Senate adopted a bill Wednesday that would exempt in-person high school graduation ceremonies from gathering limits in state emergency health orders – a measure Governor Gretchen Whitmer says is unnecessary.   Senator Jim Runestad (R-White Lake) sponsored the bill. He said now is the time to adopt the bill as more vaccines are available and graduation season approaches.    “Folks are now able to get their vaccinations. Things are looking up,” he said during the Senate debate. “Most local school boards are doing a good job of mitigating the r...