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Lack of U.S. energy independence concerns the Functional Government Initiative: 'We will continue working to expose the dysfunction of government'

The Functional Government Initiative (FGI) expressed concern over President Joe Biden's recent energy policies and has addressed the rising costs of energy in the U.S.

By Andy Nghiem | Mar 16, 2022

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Whitmer too extreme in COVID-19 regulations

Michigan Capitol Confidential columnist Michael Van Beek wrote in an op-ed that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was overdoing it in closing down the state in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

By John Sammon | Feb 3, 2021

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Whitmer discusses the possibility of lifting the indoor dining ban in virtual press conference

By Christina Heath | Jan 19, 2021

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she hopes to have the ban on indoor dining lifted statewide for Michigan restaurants by Monday, Feb. 1, according to a blog published on the Mackinac Center for Public Policy website.

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COVID-19 analysis doesn't definitively show how much lockdowns and regulations have reduced spread

By Kyla Asbury | Jan 5, 2021

Michigan had several COVID-19 health orders instituted that have helped slow the progress of the virus, but Bridge Michigan reported that they can't definitively say by how much.

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Michigan businesses are hardest hit in the nation by COVID-19-related shutdowns

By Andy Nghiem | Jan 1, 2021

Michigan’s small businesses have been hit hardest in the nation by the government's COVID-19 response, according to Michigan Capitol Confidential.

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Restaurants say that enforcing indoor dining restrictions will cause super-spreaders to gather elsewhere

By James Ledbetter | Dec 2, 2020

The Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association (MRLA) has announced that if the state keeps enforcing indoor dining restrictions on bars and restaurants, the COVID-19 super-spreaders will just go underground with their gatherings, according to Michigan Capitol Confidential.

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Bars and restaurants to close indoor service for at least three weeks in Michigan

By Elle Johnson | Nov 23, 2020

Michigan's bar and restaurant industry are now undergoing another indoor service shutdown as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the state.

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As temperatures begin to drop in Michigan, restaurants face a new hurdle

By Corey Roepken | Sep 26, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues throughout the U.S. and wintertime gets closer, restaurant owners and workers are about to encounter a new problem: Will anybody want to dine outside when the temperatures get colder?

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Whitmer shoots down bill banning transfer of COVID-19 patients between nursing homes

By Savannah Howe | Aug 13, 2020

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has vetoed a bill preventing COVID-19-positive patients from being transferred to new nursing facilities.

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Bellino backs bill to separate COVID-19 patients from nursing home residents

By Charmaine Little | Jul 27, 2020

Rep. Joseph Bellino (R-Monroe) is calling for better protection for Michigan nursing home residents against those who have been diagnosed with COVID-19, according to the Michigan House Republicans website.

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Michigan Senate hearing testimony on COVID-19 patients in nursing homes

By Michael Pineda | Jul 23, 2020

Testimony is being heard in support of a bill to protect Michigan nursing home residents from patients who have been infected by COVID-19.

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Lucido shares thoughts on nursing home procedures for COVID-19 treatment

By Carrie Bradon | Jul 3, 2020

In a recent radio spot on WJR AM 760’s The Frank Beckmann Show, Sen. Peter J. Lucido (R-Shelby Township) shared his insight on a recent bill aimed at helping nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Auto insurance reforms take effect in Michigan

By Michael Carroll | 4 years ago

Hundreds of new state laws took effect across the nation this week, including minimum wage increases, new internet privacy rules, gun-related regulations, marijuana legalization and new tests on whether workers can be classified as independent contractors.