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Coronavirus prompts Michigan health department to launch free condom delivery service

May 1, 2020

Coronavirus prompts Michigan health department to launch free condom delivery service

If you live in Michigan and need a condom, you’re in luck: The state health department this week launched a free condom delivery service amid the coronavirus epidemic.

Michigan Gov. Whitmer extends coronavirus state of emergency declaration another month, takes swipe at GOP

April 30, 2020

Michigan Gov. Whitmer extends coronavirus state of emergency declaration another month, takes swipe at GOP

Embattled Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday extended Michigan's state of emergency and disaster declaration through May 28, hours before it was set to expire and after hundreds of protesters, some of whom were armed, gathered in the state capitol building to voice their displeasure with the Democratic governor.

Michigan Gov. Whitmer gets court win in fight over coronavirus stay-at-home order

April 30, 2020

Michigan Gov. Whitmer gets court win in fight over coronavirus stay-at-home order

The constitutional rights of Michigan residents were not infringed by Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s stay-at-home order in response to the coronavirus outbreak, a court ruled Wednesday.

Michigan girl, 5, honored with parade after beating cancer

April 30, 2020

Michigan girl, 5, honored with parade after beating cancer

Neighbors, friends and relatives of a 5-year-old Michigan girl who just completed her final five-day inpatient chemotherapy session welcomed her home Tuesday with a parade past her driveway, according to a local report.

'The Squad' reps. decry racial double standard after armed protesters gather at Michigan Capitol

April 30, 2020

'The Squad' reps. decry racial double standard after armed protesters gather at Michigan Capitol

Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich voiced their opinions about armed protesters gathering at Michigan's capitol Thursday on Twitter, and both claimed there is a racial double standard being applied to white protesters.

Michigan protesters storm state Capitol in fight over coronavirus rules: 'Men with rifles yelling at us'

April 30, 2020

Michigan protesters storm state Capitol in fight over coronavirus rules: 'Men with rifles yelling at us'

Dozens of protesters, some of whom were armed, gathered Thursday inside Michigan's Capitol building to voice their opposition to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's stay-at-home order, with tensions high as lawmakers were poised to debate an extension of the declaration.

Michigan city commissioner rebuked by colleagues for attending protest: 'I was censured by a kangaroo court'

April 30, 2020

Michigan city commissioner rebuked by colleagues for attending protest: 'I was censured by a kangaroo court'

Royal Oak, Michigan Commissioner Kim Gibbs is fighting back after being censured for attending a protest against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's "stay-at-home" orders.

Michigan protest goes on after Facebook deletes two pages promoting event

April 30, 2020

Michigan protest goes on after Facebook deletes two pages promoting event

The Michigan protest is just the latest against the state's stay-at-home order, which has included a rowdy gathering of demonstrators in their cars which was dubbed "Operation Gridlock" and protests outside of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's home.

Michigan doctor charged with fraud after allegedly touting vitamin C infusions as coronavirus treatment

April 29, 2020

Michigan doctor charged with fraud after allegedly touting vitamin C infusions as coronavirus treatment

A Michigan doctor has been charged with fraud after allegedly submitting false claims to Medicare for vitamin C infusions that he touted as coronavirus treatment and prevention, prosecutors announced Tuesday.

Michigan's Whitmer proposes GI bill-style free college for coronavirus essential workers

April 29, 2020

Michigan's Whitmer proposes GI bill-style free college for coronavirus essential workers

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proposed a G.I. bill program Wednesday that would offer free college to essential workers who held jobs "on the front lines" during the coronavirus crisis.