Whitmer
Governor Whitmer Creates the Student Recovery Advisory Council
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LANSING, Mich. Governor Whitmer today signed Executive Order 2021-02, to create the Student Recovery Advisory Council of Michigan. As Michigan continues to work around the clock to eliminate COVID-19, the Student Recovery Council will provide guidance and recommendations to ensure Michigan students have the tools and resources they need to get back on track.
“The COVID-19 pandemic has hit Michigan hard, and our students, families, teachers, and school staff have all felt the strain. Still, our educators have worked tirelessly to teach our children during this pandemic under the most stressful conditions, and for that our state is forever indebted to them for their service,” said
Lansing Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said her office found no evidence of criminal conduct after investigating a state contract for tracking the spread of COVID-19 that involved a Democratic political consultant.
Nessel released a 29-page report Wednesday on her staff s inquiry into the agreement with Great Lakes Community Engagement, which is tied to Democratic consultant Michael Kolehouse.
However, the report noted that the Attorney General s Office was unable to interview three critical individuals, including a central figure in the arrangement, Andrea Taverna, the Department of Health and Human Services senior adviser on opioid strategy.
Taverna was in charge of developing the contact tracing program. Also, Lynn Sutfin, spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Human Services, and Sarah Lyon-Callo, the state s top epidemiologist, didn t agree to interviews, according to the report.