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Republicans decry Michigan governor's latest stay-home order
Source: Associated Press
Republicans decry Michigan governor’s latest stay-home order
By DAVID EGGERT
April 14, 2020
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s decision to toughen rather than relax what already was one of the nation’s strictest stay-home orders in response to the coronavirus is hitting opposition in her home state, where Republicans who backed her moves initially are now ratcheting up their criticism.
Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey took to Facebook to accuse the Democratic governor and vice presidential contender of “DESTROYING OUR HEALTH BY KILLING OUR LIVELIHOODS!” GOP lawmakers and allies in the business community say certain operations — golf courses, marinas, landscaping — can operate again if they adhere to social-distancing guidelines.
Others in rural areas say the restrictions should no longer be imposed statewide when the virus is far more concentrated in the Detroit area. Michigan has at least 27,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 1,768 deaths — third-most in the U.S.
Whitmer, whose administration is working on a plan to gradually get people back to work, contends far-flung communities must be on guard and she is saving lives. She says reopening some businesses now, even those with small crews like lawn-service operations, would lead to more fill-ups at gas stations where the virus can last up to three days on steel pump handles.
“The fewer people that are out and about, the less likely it can continue to spread and threaten our lives and our economy,” she said Monday.
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By DAVID EGGERT
April 14, 2020
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s decision to toughen rather than relax what already was one of the nation’s strictest stay-home orders in response to the coronavirus is hitting opposition in her home state, where Republicans who backed her moves initially are now ratcheting up their criticism.
Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey took to Facebook to accuse the Democratic governor and vice presidential contender of “DESTROYING OUR HEALTH BY KILLING OUR LIVELIHOODS!” GOP lawmakers and allies in the business community say certain operations — golf courses, marinas, landscaping — can operate again if they adhere to social-distancing guidelines.
Others in rural areas say the restrictions should no longer be imposed statewide when the virus is far more concentrated in the Detroit area. Michigan has at least 27,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 1,768 deaths — third-most in the U.S.
Whitmer, whose administration is working on a plan to gradually get people back to work, contends far-flung communities must be on guard and she is saving lives. She says reopening some businesses now, even those with small crews like lawn-service operations, would lead to more fill-ups at gas stations where the virus can last up to three days on steel pump handles.
“The fewer people that are out and about, the less likely it can continue to spread and threaten our lives and our economy,” she said Monday.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/f9bca35eb896cd76e559246207bb28a8
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