LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer traveled to Delaware last weekend to meet with Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee’s first known in-person session with a potential running mate as he nears a decision. Whitmer visited Biden Sunday, according to two high-ranking Michigan Democrats who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were…
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is being accused of abusing the state’s cellphone emergency alert system after she used it to inform Michigan residents of a new statewide mandate requiring face masks. Cellphone-owning Michiganders received an emergency text message Monday informing them they must now wear face coverings in all indoor public spaces and in crowded outdoor…
Michigan's stay at home order is also currently in place until June 12. LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order Friday that extended protections for grocery stores and pharmacies amid the COVID-19 pandemic. These safety measures will remain in effect through June 12. The order extends the following guidelines: Customers who can…
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday attempted to quell growing criticism after her husband dropped her name while trying to get his boat in the water for the Memorial Day Weekend."My husband made a failed attempt at humor last week when checking in with the small business that helps with our boat and dock up…
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who had one of the strictest stay-at-home orders across the country, said her husband made a failed attempt at humor, as she responded Tuesday to allegations of elitism over Memorial Day weekend. The Detroit News reported a marina owner had posted on social media over the weekend that Ms. Whitmer’s husband…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…