State GOP demand answers of Whitmer's 'hush-money' payment of ex-state health director

Robert Gordon's confidentiality agreement and a $155,000 payout he received from Whitmer is now under investigation. Republicans want answers about the state's policies they say have led to more than 24,000 residents in long-term care facilities being infected with COVID-19. 

Michigan Gov. Whitmer loosens COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants, other establishments

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced new guidelines for restaurants, nursing homes, gyms, and recreational facilities on Tuesday, rolling back a series of restrictions across the state.

US will have enough COVID-19 vaccines for all adults by end of May, Biden says

President Joe Biden is expected to highlight Merck & Co. helping to produce rival Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine in an effort to speed up production.

Whitmer doesn't answer questions on MDHHS director's $155K payout, citing seperation agreement

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said terms of the separation agreement prevent her from speaking about the resignation of former MDHHS Director Robert Gordon and about the payment of more than $155,000.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, MDHHS director announce restrictions lifted

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer will speak at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 2 and will be joined by the MDHHS director. In the past, this has meant changes to COVID-19 restrictions.

Former Michigan health director Robert Gordon getting $155,000 payout

Michigan's former health chief who resigned from his post shortly after the state supreme court stripped the governor of her emergency powers, is getting a hefty sum as part of a separate agreement.

Advocates launch ballot drive to open Michigan governor, legislature to public-records requests

Michigan is one of just two states that exempt the governor's office and the legislature from open-records requests. Efforts to end exemptions have died in the state Senate in recent years.

Macomb County restaurants band together to sue Michigan over COVID-19 restrictions

Bar and restaurant owners throughout Michigan have seen their hard work evaporate in just 12 months due to closures from the COVID-19 pandemic. Now Macomb County business owners are banding together to sue the state for damages.

President Joe Biden visits Pfizer plant in Portage, Michigan

The president is expected to visit Portage on the west side of the state Friday afternoon where he'll tour the Pfizer plant where vaccines are being produced.

President Biden's visit to Pfizer in Michigan postponed to Friday

President Joe Biden's visit to Michigan has been rescheduled from tomorrow to Friday instead, due to impending bad weather, according to the White House.

State Republicans want Whitmer investigated for senior facility restrictions, COVID-19 deaths

Former Republican Senator Pete Lucido told the oversight committee Governor Gretchen Whitmer vetoed his bill that would have sent COVID-19 patients to Detroit's TCF Center and two other facilities set up for Covid care instead of nursing homes. He wants answers why Whitmer housed seniors with COVID-19 patients.

Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm confirmed as Joe Biden's energy secretary

Jennifer Granholm, who served two terms as governor in a state dominated by the auto industry, will be a key player in Biden's vision for a green economy as the United States fights to slow climate change.

Michigan restrictions will loosen in coming days, Whitmer says

With COVID-19 metrics trending in the right direction, the Michigan governor said she would be announcing further loosening of restrictions in the coming days. She would not elaborate on the specifics.