Looks like half-Whitmer is not going to get her way. From the Flint, Michigan ABC affiliate:
Republicans don't extend State of Emergency, vote to sue Gov. Whitmer instead
Michigan lawmakers did not approve a State of Emergency for the coronavirus pandemic and instead authorized a lawsuit challenging Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's authority.
Whitmer asked the Legislature to approve a 28-day extension of the emergency declaration, which expires Thursday night.
Instead, legislators voted on a package of bills Thursday that would change how the state responds to the coronavirus pandemic. They also voted to approve the lawsuit against Whitmer.
Members of the Republican-led House passed bills that would replace a series of orders issued by Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer with state laws passed through the normal democratic process, according to Speaker Lee Chatfield.
He said Republicans support decisive action to prevent the spread of coronavirus, but Whitmer's "unchecked and undemocratic approach" is not the best way.
“The current status quo relies on one-size-fits-all edicts that unfairly punish millions of people across the state without giving them any recourse or voice in the process," Chatfield said. "The people deserve a better solution, and we can provide it.”
That is going to leave a mark. She has neither the confidence of her constituents nor the confidence of her legislature. She did not lead in a crisis, she folded. People will remember that.
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