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Whitmer says she has authority to do 2nd stay-home order

by David Eggert
| November 16, 2020 6:27 AM

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Monday she has the authority to issue a second stay-at-home order to curb the spiking coronavirus if necessary, pointing to an epidemic-powers law that her administration has used since a setback at the state Supreme Court.

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