The legislators say the governor is acting illegally; Whitmer says she is protecting citizens from a global pandemic — and Michigan's attorney general agrees.
Michigan's Republican-led Legislature says Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is overstepping her authority by restricting businesses and other activities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Both the governor and the state's attorney general disagree.Michigan Office of the Governor/via AP
The legislators say the governor is acting illegally and overstepping her authority; Whitmer says she is protecting citizens from a global pandemic.that Whitmer is acting within the scope of the law. Michigan has one of the worst outbreaks of COVID-19 in the U.S., recording 4,183 deaths and nearly 45,000 cases overall, according to data compiled by"A few weeks ago, it looked like it might turn into another New York," the COVID Tracking Project
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