May 1st, 2020 Governor Whitmer Issues Executive Orders Opening Construction

-Stay Home and Stay Safe Orders are still in effect until May 15th.
-New Protections for Workers Returning to Work.
-Construction will be opening next week.
-The slides from the meeting are available for people to see and open. HERE.
-Data on COVID released HERE.


The Press Release and Orders:

• Executive Order 2020-66, which terminates the existing state of emergency and disaster declarations issued under the Emergency Management Act in Executive Order 2020-33.
• 1. The state of emergency declared under the Emergency Management Act in Executive Order 2020-33 is terminated. 
• 2. The state of disaster declared under the Emergency Management Act in Executive Order 2020-33 is terminated.   
• Executive Order 2020-67, which clarifies that a state of emergency remains in effect under the Emergency Powers of the Governor Act of 1945. The order is effective immediately and continues through May 28, 2020 at 11:59pm. The governor will evaluate the continuing need for this order prior to its expiration, and if she determines that an emergency no longer exists, will terminate or extend the state of emergency declared in this order. 
• 1. A state of emergency remains declared across the State of Michigan under the Emergency Powers of the Governor Act of 1945, 1945 PA 302, as amended, MCL 10.31 et seq. 
• 2. This order is effective immediately and continues through May 28, 2020 at 11:59 pm.
• 3. I will evaluate the continuing need for this order prior to its expiration. 4 4. Executive Order 2020-33 is rescinded and replaced. All previous orders that rested on Executive Order 2020-33 now rest on this order.
• Executive Order 2020-68, which declares a state of emergency and a state of disaster across the State of Michigan under the Emergency Management Act of 1976. The state of emergency and state of disaster declared by this order will be effective through May 28, 2020 at 11:59pm, and the governor will evaluate the continuing need for the order prior to its expiration, terminate the states of emergency and disaster if the threat or danger has passed.
• I now declare a state of emergency and a state of disaster across the State of Michigan under the Emergency Management Act. 
• 2. The Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division of the Department of State Police must coordinate and maximize all state efforts that may be activated to state service to assist local governments and officials and may call upon all state departments to utilize available resources to assist. 
• 3. This order is effective immediately and continues through May 28, 2020 at 11:59 pm.
•  4. I will evaluate the continuing need for this order prior to its expiration. 
• 5. All previous orders that rested on Executive Order 2020-33 now rest on this order.