SWM Legislators Say Executive Order Expansion Unwarranted

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Two members of Southwest Michigan’s legislative delegation have lashed out at the latest extension, and perhaps moreso expansion, of her Stay Home, Stay Safe shelter-in-place executive order. State Rep. Pauline Wendzel minced few words in accusing Gov.

Gov. Whitmer Extends & Expands Stay Home Executive Order

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As had been widely expected today, Michigan’s Governor has extended and expanded her Stay Home, Stay Safe executive order…now running through the balance of April. Today, Governor Whitmer signed executive order 2020-42, extending her prior “Stay Home,

MI Chamber Applauds 28-Day Extension vs. 70-Days

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When the Michigan Legislature opted this week to extend the state’s current shelter-in-place order by 28-days instead of the Governor’s requested plan to extend it by 70-days one of the most ardent advocates was the Michigan Chamber

Pokagon Band Gets Pandemic Relief Grant From HUD

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The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, anchored in Dowagiac, will get a share of the $200-million in pandemic relief funding made available by the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development for Native American communities nationwide. HUD

Wendzel Draws Small Business Task Force Appointment

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Arguing that in Michigan’s Great Southwest “there is no such thing as a non-essential business,” Watervliet State Rep. Pauline Wendzel has drawn a key appointment aboard a new task force created by the Michigan House Republican Caucus.