Michigan

Armed protesters during a demonstration in Lansing, Michigan, on 30 April. Photograph: Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images Rightwing militia groups in Michigan plan to rally at the state capitol building on Thursday to protest Democratic governor Gretchen Whitmer’s stay-at-home orders that she put in place to slow the deadly spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Thursday’s…

As a data point on the state’s coronavirus dashboard, Nancy Blodgett has moved to “recovered.”And yes, she’s home after getting whomped full-force by COVID-19.But recovered? Not even close.“Heavens no. ‘Recovered’ is when you can go back to work (and) when you can walk to the mailbox and not struggle to breathe,” said the woman who lives…

(CNN)Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Thursday that she had signed an executive order to extend the state's stay-at-home order through May 28, even as protesters and state officials have pressed her to relax social distancing measures earlier. The or…

Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan governor.Bill Pugliano | Getty ImagesMichigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will allow the state's auto manufacturing plants, most of which have been shuttered since March due to the coronavirus pandemic, to reopen beginning Monday.The time frame makes it possible for auto suppliers to begin reopening plants ahead of Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler, all…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday signed an executive order to extend the state’s stay-at-home order through the end of May for nonessential workers while allowing for manufacturing workers to resume work next week. Whitmer’s executive order comes a day…