On Friday, September 25, Governor Whitmer issued Executive Order 183, an update to her “Safe Start” orders for re-opening Michigan’s economy. EO 183 was heavily reported in the media because it authorized the re-opening of...more
On Sunday evening, April 5, 2020, Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued her Executive Order 2020-38, entitled “Temporary Extensions of Certain FOIA Deadlines to Facilitate COVID-19 Emergency Response Efforts.” As its name...more
On March 18, 2020, Governor Whitmer issued Executive Order 2020-15, which temporarily relaxes certain requirements of the Open Meetings Act (“OMA”) as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. ...more