Gov. Whitmer’s top legislative priorities: Unemployment, remote meetings

by: WOODTV.com staff

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (WOOD) — In anticipation of the Michigan Legislature getting back at work within days, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she knows where it should start.

Governor Whitmer told News 8 Wednesday morning, “I’m concerned about unemployment and I’m concerned about ensuring that our local municipalities and school boards have the ability to meet remotely. Those are two changes in the law that really need to be made very quickly. We’ve got to get these two pieces done immediately.”

Beginning Tuesday, Republicans who control the Legislature said they were calling lawmakers back to Lansing to handle coronavirus-related bills. The Senate resumes session Thursday and the House is supposed to be back Oct. 13.

Whitmer added,“I’m pleased that they are coming back. They could have taken action throughout the last six months, but they didn’t.”

Reality is that the state Legislature did pass some coronavirus-related bills since the start of the outbreak in March,notably one on kids returning to school, which had Whitmer on board, and on other issues like nursing home virus isolation protocols and medical lawsuit immunity that Whitmer vetoed.

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