LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer says she has had discussions with Republican legislative leaders, but there is no deal in place on her proposed $100 million COVID-19 relief package.
Just before Thanksgiving, Whitmer sent a letter to the Michigan Legislature seeking their support and asking them to pass the relief package, which she said will help families and businesses across the state. It included a permanent extension of unemployment benefits to 26 weeks.
She has also called for the Legislature to pass bills to require masks in public, which she said has received bipartisan support, and would serve to greatly improve compliance, assist law enforcement and help slow the spread of COVID-19.
Last week, the State Budget Office sent the Appropriations Chairs in the Legislature an additional request to provide supplemental funding in the current budget for additional COVID response needs for testing, contact tracing, PPE, hospital staffing, support for nursing homes and veterans homes and funding to quickly begin distributing vaccines to our highest risk residents as soon as the vaccine becomes available.
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