Michigan sets out plan to return to normal tied to vaccination rates
Getting back to normal in Michigan is now officially tied to getting COVID-19 vaccines into arms.
Posted at 5:31 AM, Apr 30, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-30 05:31:05-04
(WXYZ) â Getting back to normal in Michigan is now officially tied to getting COVID-19 vaccines into arms.
On Thursday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer unveiled a four-step plan to lifting COVID-19 restrictions, which starts when 55% of Michiganders have at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Two weeks after that, in-person work will be allowed to resume at all businesses.
Two weeks after 60% of people are vaccinated - 4,858,150 residents
Gov. Whitmer sets out plan to return to normal tied to vaccination rates
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FILE - This May 4, 2020, file photo provided by the University of Maryland School of Medicine, shows the first patient enrolled in Pfizer s COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine clinical trial at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore. Pfizer and BioNTech say they ve won permission Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, for emergency use of their COVID-19 vaccine in Britain, the worldâs first coronavirus shot thatâs backed by rigorous science and a major step toward eventually ending the pandemic. (Courtesy of University of Maryland School of Medicine via AP, File)
Macomb County restaurants group sues state for revenue lost in pandemic
At issue: taking away property without compensation
Group seeking undisclosed amount in damages
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Little Camille s by the Bay in New Baltimore has lost about $600,000 in revenue during the pandemic, according to owner Mark Miller.
A Macomb County group of restaurant industry businesses is suing the state for revenue lost during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Macomb County Restaurant, Bar, and Banquet Association on Feb. 18 filed a complaint in Macomb County Circuit Court against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan Liquor Control Commission Chair Patrick Gagliardi and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Elizabeth Hertel seeking a jury trial for monetary compensation of potential lost profits.
Albert Addis is the Macomb County attorney representing the recently formed Macomb County Restaurant, Bar and Banquet Association. Addis alleges that under the state’s constitution the restaurant business has been taken away without just compensation.
“We filed this lawsuit on a simple legal premise that we think is strong, and one that has not been decided by any court yet,” Addis told the Macomb Daily. “That premise is the Michigan constitution does not allow the government by fiat to take away people’s property and businesses without just compensation.
The association is asking for a jury trial and damages in excess of $25,000.