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Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer U.S. talks about the statewide COVID-19 vaccination effort during a press conference outside the Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center, which was hosting a vaccination clinic, Monday, April 12, 2021, in Ypsilanti, Mich. (Lon Horwedel/Detroit News via AP)

CDC chief urges Michigan to ‘close things down’ amid spike

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

Michigan presses White House for more vaccines amid surge

Associated Press

In this photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich. Friday, April 9, 2021. Faced with the country's highest rate of new coronavirus infections, Whitmer on Friday urged a two-week suspension of in-person high school classes, all youth sports and indoor restaurant dining. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP)

Whitmer urges halt of high school classes, youth sports

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

President Joe Biden speaks about gun violence prevention in the Rose Garden at the White House, Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden to rush vaccinators to Michigan as gov urges limits

By ZEKE MILLER and DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer receives her first dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine from Dr. Joneigh Khaldun at Ford Field on Tuesday April, 6, 2021 in Detroit. (Nicole Hester/Ann Arbor News via AP)

Gretchen Whitmer calls for 2-week lockdown on high schools, indoor dining: ‘Lives depend on it’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

This March 2, 2021 file photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP, File) **FILE**

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to feds: Give us extra COVID-19 vaccines

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer receives her first dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine from Dr. Joneigh Khaldun at Ford Field on Tuesday April, 6, 2021 in Detroit. (Nicole Hester/Ann Arbor News via AP)

Whitmer gets COVID-19 vaccine alongside teen daughter

By DAVID EGGERT and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER - Associated Press

This March 2, 2021 file photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP, File) **FILE**

Whitmer concerned about Florida travel, urges precautions

By DAVID EGGERT and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER - Associated Press

In a photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech, Friday, March 19, 2021 in Lansing, Mich. The state on Friday eased outdoor stadium capacity restrictions before baseball's Opening Day but ordered weekly testing of teen athletes amid a climbing coronavirus case rate that ranks fourth nationally over the past week. Gov. Whitmer said, for now, she does not plan to tighten COVID-19 restrictions — noting ongoing vaccinations while also citing concerns about virus variants that more easily spread. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP)

Whitmer doubles Michigan’s daily vaccination goal to 100,000

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2021, file photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich. Michigan, which not long ago had one of the country's lowest COVID-19 infection rates, is confronting an alarming spike that some experts worry could be a harbinger nationally. “It's a stark reminder that this virus is still very real. It can come roaring back if we drop our guard,” said Whitmer, who does not plan to tighten restrictions on indoor dining, sports and other activities that were eased in recent months. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP, File)

Whitmer asks White House about extra vaccines for hot spots

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

In a photo provided by the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center, Paul Bellar is shown in a booking photo. A Michigan judge on Monday, March 29, 2021 ordered three men to stand trial in a plot to kidnap Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over her coronavirus restrictions. Jackson County District Court Judge Michael Klaeren ruled there was enough evidence and bound over Paul Bellar, Joe Morrison and Pete Musico to circuit court to stand trial. (Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center via AP)

Judge orders 3 to trial in plot to kidnap Michigan governor

By COREY WILLIAMS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2021, file photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich. Michigan, which not long ago had one of the country's lowest COVID-19 infection rates, is confronting an alarming spike that some experts worry could be a harbinger nationally. “It's a stark reminder that this virus is still very real. It can come roaring back if we drop our guard,” said Whitmer, who does not plan to tighten restrictions on indoor dining, sports and other activities that were eased in recent months. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP, File)

Whitmer again vetoes virus aid after no legislative deal

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

This August, 2020 photo, shows Ron Weiser, left, chairman of the Michigan Republican Party, and Ronna Romney McDaniel, National Republican Committee chairwoman. Michigan Republicans, once the national model for the party's mainstream, have lurched sharply rightward in the past decade. (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP)

Michigan GOP chair calls top Democratic women ‘witches’

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

FILE— In this Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021 file photo, provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Elizabeth Hertel, director of the state health department addresses the state. Republican senators critical of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's handling of the coronavirus pandemic are weighing whether to reject her appointee Hertel to run the state health department, which has issued orders restricting business capacity and gathering sizes to limit COVID-19's spread. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP)

Republicans consider whether to block Whitmer’s health chief

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

Man charged in alleged threats to Biden, Pelosi and Whitmer

Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2021, file photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich. Michigan announced Friday, March 12, 2021, that all residents age 16 and up will become eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine on April 5, nearly a month before the May 1 date pledged by President Joe Biden. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP, File)

Nessel declines GOP request to probe nursing home deaths

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

FILE- This March 2, 2021 file photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich. Allegations that New York intentionally manipulated data regarding COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes has led Republicans to demand an investigation in Michigan, where Gov. Whitmer — early in the pandemic — told such facilities to admit or readmit COVID-affected residents under certain conditions. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP, File)

Michigan Republicans push for probe of nursing home orders

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

Whitmer: Severance deals with secrecy clauses can continue

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press