Who Holds Michigan Governor Powers When Out of State
Michigan law designates the lieutenant governor as acting governor when the governor is absent, with succession to the secretary of state and attorney general. The public FOIA status for the governor’s office is unclear, and details of out of state travel are not consistently disclosed.
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Michigan
Gretchen Whitmer
Gev Garlin Gilchrist
Whitmer
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Missouri
State Supreme Court
Secretary of State
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Council of State Governments
National Governor Association
FOIA
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Liquor Control and Civil Service Commissions
State Board of Education
State University
Whiteford
House
State House
Senate
Meerman
Lilly
Slagh
Whitmer signs bills to boost Michigan crisis line MiCAL
Governor Whitmer signed House Bills 4043 and 4044 to strengthen the Michigan Crisis and Access Line. The measures require sharing electronic inpatient psychiatric bed registry data with the MiCAL contractor and allow MDHHS to use that data to direct callers to current providers. MiCAL remains a 24 hour hotline with statewide rollout planned by 2022.
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Lansing
Michigan
Gretchen Whitmer
Whitmer
Mary Whiteford
Casco Township
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
MDHHS
Micas
Whiteford
Oakland County
Upper Peninsula
Michigan Senate Bills On Tax Breaks And Disclosures
Senate discusses SB 393 to grant tax relief for businesses harmed by virus lockdowns with credits tied to property or lease costs for sectors including restaurants and hotels. SB 507 seeks to suspend driver license renewal fees until all branch offices reopen consistently. Other measures cover wolf council residency, state employee retirement annuities, and financial disclosure mandates for lawmakers.
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Senate
Aric Nesbitt
Lawton
Roger Victory
Hudsonville
Secretary of State
Nesbitt
Victory
Wolf Council
Wolf Management Advisory Council
Upper Peninsula
Lower Peninsula
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Detroit Free Press
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Westshore Drive
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South Haven
Luke Meerman
Coopersville
Jim Lilly
Macatawa
Bradley Slagh
Zeeland
MichiganVotes.org
Mackinac Center For Public Policy
Slamede
SafeSeniors
Safeseniors.info
AgeWell Services