Whitmer pushes for compromise to end Michigan pandemic
In a virtual State of the State, Governor Gretchen Whitmer asks the Republican led Legislature to pass a 5.6 billion relief package prioritizing vaccines and aid to schools and businesses to end the crisis. She cites resilience amid 600000 plus cases and over 15300 deaths in ten months and urges local control over health restrictions.
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GVSU student death ruled accidental after investigation
GVSU announced the investigation into freshman Taylor DeRosa's death on campus last December concluded the death was accidental. Ottawa County Medical Examiner Dr. David Start ruled hypothermia with alcohol as a contributing factor. University officials did not release toxicology specifics.
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Whitmer speech divides Michigan GOP in Lansing
Holland lawmakers Sen. Roger Victory and Sen. Aric Nesbitt critique Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for going it alone on key issues outlined in her third state of the state address. They quote opposition to pandemic powers and call for shifting authority away from the governor and health department, amid a long-running budget and policy clash with a Republican-led Legislature. The pandemic era featured executive orders and MDHHS restrictions aimed at slowing COVID spread, with over 14 000 Michigan deaths since March 2020.
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Michigan COVID-19 daily and total case counts update
Michigan reports January 28 daily new cases 1,872 and deaths 80 bringing totals to 556,109 cases and 14,491 deaths. Probable cases and deaths total 50,379 and 911. Recovered cases reach 463,106 as of January 22. Ottawa County shows 19,955 cases and 1,143 deaths with 18,283 recoveries and 29,296 vaccine doses. Allegan County lists 6,191 cases and 687 deaths with 5,693 recoveries and 7,261 vaccine doses. Deaths include 67 identified in Vital Records review. dates may shift after publication.
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