Amid calls for unity, a war of words erupted Thursday as Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Republican lawmakers traded verbal blows just one day after the State of the State address.
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Republicans are questioning the timing of Democratic governors and mayors easing their coronavirus restrictions.
While these state and local officials point to data and pre-set benchmarks to justify their reopening decisions, critics of the lockdowns that have hurt businesses over the past year suspect former President Donald Trump leaving office has something to do with it.
With conservative pundits such as Fox News host Tucker Carlson starting to pick up on this correlation, the
Washington Examiner reached out to Republican lawmakers asking for their perspective. Four who responded largely agree that the timing suggests politics are at play, even as they applauded the reopenings.
Ahead of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's State of the State address, this month's Crain's Forum looks at big ideas and challenges for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's third year in office.
Governors often have sounding boards from within their own party. In this Crain's Forum, we've asked some of…