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Whitmer orders Enbridge Line 5 shutdown, citing easement violations
Citing violations of a 1953 easement that gives Enbridge permission to operate its petroleum pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday announced that Enbridge must shut the pipeline down by May.
Coronavirus Tracker | 7,072 more cases; average counts up 2,000 in 7 days
This continuously updated post includes details of Michigan's confirmed COVID-19 cases, maps of locations, state curve data, what the state is doing to contain the spread, and expert suggestions on how you can stay safe.
Michigan 2020 Election Tracker | NAACP files to fight Trump suit, calls it ‘all-out attack' on Black voters
This continuously updated post includes details of Michigan's elections, campaigns, politics and voting news.
Want a COVID test for your Michigan Thanksgiving? Expect… to… wait.
With a surge on demand for testing — which is expected to grow in the coming days — some labs already face a backlog.
Upper Peninsula students can’t exit COVID quarantine for football playoffs
Pickford is the reigning Division One eight-man football state champ, but it couldn’t beat COVID-19. School board members criticized for putting sports before student safety.
With teachers out from COVID, Michigan schools can’t keep classes open
With coronavirus cases surging across Michigan, schools are facing not only a health crisis, but a staffing crisis: There aren’t enough substitute teachers to replace classroom teachers who are infected or quarantined.
GOP leaders: We’ll abide by popular vote, won’t give Michigan to Trump
Donald Trump’s remote path to a second term is more narrow now that GOP lawmakers in Michigan say they won’t appoint the state’s 16 electors contrary to the popular vote. Trump’s best chance of carrying Michigan is now a long-shot court fight to erase 146,000 votes.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer: COVID’s deadliest days in Michigan loom ahead
Just hours after Michigan hospital leaders urged the wearing of masks, the governor pleaded with residents to cancel large Thanksgiving and holiday plans and take urgent measures to prevent the virus’ spread.
Five suits now target Michigan’s election. One seeks to toss out 1.2M votes.
President Trump and his allies are peppering Michigan with suits to delay certification or dismiss votes — including one that would toss out all ballots in Wayne, Ingham and Washtenaw counties.
Trump: Dismiss Michigan votes GOP didn’t witness. Experts say that’s absurd.
President Trump’s legal strategy to thwart the Michigan election hinges on a claim that GOP challengers and poll workers were outnumbered and therefore votes they didn’t check shouldn’t count. It’s an argument that not only would disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of voters, but is dangerous to democracy, foes say.
Michigan cracks down on workplace COVID rules, urges remote working
State health officials will be inspecting offices across the state for masks, social distancing and other compliance. Fines of $7,000 are possible if they find violations.
Michigan hospitals plead with residents to mask up, ditch holiday plans
With a surge in COVID cases across the state and country, hospital staff is limited. The CEO’s say another statewide lock-down isn’t the answer but are urging residents instead to take personal steps to reduce spread of the virus.
With COVID rising, Detroit closes classrooms; other districts may follow
Detroit had fought to keep its school buildings open, but the pandemic has caught up with the state’s largest district and its 51,000 students.
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