Gov. Gretchen Whitmer rejected a GOP offer to extend her emergency powers in exchange for a promise to work with lawmakers. "Michigan remains in a state of emergency regardless of the actions you decide to take,” Whitmer says. But she faces growing pressure and lawsuits to loosen her orders.
The 101st Legislature came to an unceremonious end on Wednesday after a potential deal between Republican leaders in the Legislature and Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer on a spending plan and tax cut went up in smoke.