Whitmer signs recovery plan legislation | News, Sports, Jobs
cbleck@miningjournal.net MARQUETTE — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday signed legislation that supports the COVID-19 recovery plan she sent to the Legislature in January. The legislation includes key provisions of her MI COVID Recovery Plan, including a wage increase of $2.25 per hour for direct care workers, $283 million in federal emergency rental assistance to help ensure people can stay in their homes, up to $110 million in federal funding for vaccine administration, and up to $555 million in federal funding for testing and tracing. “I think it’s great news that we’ve been able t...