Justin lets your voice be heard and talks with Speaker Lee Chatfield about suing the Governor.
In the second hour Kevin DeVries and John Collier join Justin to talk about Basecamp Nation and Justin continues to let your voice be heard.
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The Republican-led House adjourned without voting to extend the state of emergency yesterday they also authorized a lawsuit challenging the governor's authority to issue executive orders and take actions without involving the legislature to combat the pandemic.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer extended Michigan's state of emergency to May 15, without approval from the House of Representatives.
Gov. Whitmer also extended the executive order requiring places like bars, restaurants, theaters and casinos to remain closed until May 28.
Food and drinks can still be sold using delivery, walk-up, drive through or window services. Whitmer maintains that extension is the continue social distancing and prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Although, yesterday the federal social distancing guidelines expired.
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Roughly 30.3 million people have now filed for unemployment in the United States in the last six weeks.
The pandemic has forced millions of employers to close their doors as the U.S. economy has slid further into a crisis that's becoming the most devastating since the 1930s.
More than 3.8 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week.
81,000 people filed for unemployment in Michigan just last week!
1.4 million have filed for unemployment. There were about 4.7 million people in the total workforce before the mandatory government
shutdown.
Michigan has some of the highest number of jobless claims in the country.
This does not even take into account the final week in April, those who could not get into the system to file, pay reductions or hours being cut back.
75,000 calls per day are coming into unemployment call-centers!
Michigan economists are now projecting Michigan's unemployment rate to grow to 23%+ by midyear.
Gabe Ehrlich, associate director of research in economics at the University of Michigan says we may not reach a full employment recovery until 2024!
This is now far more than not being able to go to the Tulip Festival, a concert or a movie. It is far more than being bored at home or not being able to go on vacation. We are at the point where we have to ask ourselves, "If the boat is sinking, do we risk swimming to shore?" It's a choice you now must make.
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How about some Good news?
West Michigan gets a chance to dry out this weekend. Mostly sunny and milder today High 65
We could reach 70 Saturday and Sunday as sunshine continues.
Coronavirus updates
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has put together a series of guidelines to help states safely reopen to the public. The 17-page document provides guidance under six categories: child care programs; schools and day camps; communities of faith; employers with vulnerable workers; restaurants and bars; and mass transit. In general, the CDC recommends reopening in stages, limiting large gatherings and encouraging limited capacities in places like restaurants. In schools that reopen, students are encouraged to sit 6 feet apart. In restaurants, the CDC recommends disposable menus, plates and utensils, and discourages the use of self-serve drink machines. The guidelines come as more states move toward reopening. Federal social distancing guidelines also expired at the end of April.
Sweden is dumping smelly chicken manure to encourage people to stay away from public places
What's that saying:It's not crazy if it works?
The President said yesterday he has seen evidence that gives him a"high degree of confidence"the novel coronavirus originated in a laboratory in Wuhan, China.
Notables
NASCAR will return to the track on May 17
The pandemic is the only time in whichchasing each other in cars seems like the safest possible sport.