MI House Speaker says Republicans tried to cooperate with Whitmer but she chose to 'do it alone' with orders

“What was unconstitutional in May is still unconstitutional in October," said Lee Chatfield, (R) speaker of the House of Representatives. "What was unconstitutional this week is still unconstitutional next week.” 

Wixom community pitching in to help save women's new coffee shop amid COVID-19

Two women made their dreams come through when they opened Trail's Edge Cafe in Wixom last winter, but then the pandemic hit and now they're struggling to stay afloat.

Michigan announces 1,522 cases of COVID-19, 15 additional deaths Saturday

On Saturday, October 10, 2020, the state of Michigan announced 1,522 more cases of COVID-19 and 15 more deaths linked to the virus. The deaths announced today include 28 deaths identified during a Vital Records review. Corrections made by local health departments to the provisional data resulted in a net daily count of 15 deaths.

Michigan attorney says 'burn your masks' and forget COVID emergency orders after state Supreme Court decision

A Michigan attorney said all executive orders regarding masks, social distancing, and more are now void after the Governor Gretchen Whitmer's orders were struck down by the state Supreme Court.

Gov. Whitmer says 800k Michiganders to lose unemployment benefits if court ruling goes into effect immediately

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is urging the Michigan Supreme Court to clarify their ruling on when her emergency powers take effect, saying up to 830,000 Michiganders could lose unemployment benefits if the ruling went into effect immediately.

Michigan Supreme Court strikes down Whitmer's virus orders; Gov. fires back

The court said the law was an "unlawful delegation of legislative power to the executive branch in violation of the Michigan Constitution.

Court loss for Whitmer means Michigan legislature will soon have a say in Covid orders

Spelled out, in a ruling from the Michigan Supreme Court Friday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer did not have the authority, after April 30th to issue or renew any executive orders related to the virus. 

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer rolls back Upper Peninsula into Phase 4, citing COVID-19 case surge

After a recent surge in COVID-19 cases in the Upper Peninsula, or MERC Region 8, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-192 moving the region back to phase 4 of the MI Safe Start Plan.

Unlock Michigan submits 539K signatures to repeal Whitmer emergency powers

Unlock Michigan says it has delivered over 539,000 signatures in support of a repeal of Governor Gretchen Whitmer's broad emergency powers.

Mich. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer revises rules on nursing homes with COVID-19 patients

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has revised rules relating to the care of Michigan nursing home residents with COVID-19, saying they should be sent to facilities with solid federal staffing ratings.

Whitmer extends state of emergency until Oct. 27

The health, economic, and social harms of the COVID-19 pandemic remain widespread and severe, her office said, and they continue to constitute a statewide emergency and disaster. 

Livingston County dog trainers teach mutts to sniff out, detect COVID-19

When everything shut down during the pandemic, the Griggs decided that would be a perfect time to re-train some of their dogs to detect the coronavirus.

Deathtoll worldwide reaches 1 million mark from coronavirus

The bleak milestone, recorded by Johns Hopkins University, is greater than the population of Jerusalem or Austin, Texas. It is 2 1/2 times the sea of humanity that was at Woodstock in 1969. It is more than four times the number killed in the 2004 earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean.

A real estate expert's take on the pandemic housing market in Michigan

The housing industry has been incredibly strong this year, but will the trend continue for those planning to buy and sell this fall? Jeanette Schneider from Remax of Southeastern Michigan joins us.