AG Nessel Provides Guidance on Executive Orders Violations Contact: Ryan Jarvi 517-335-7666 After her Consumer Protection intake lines were flooded with phone calls related to violations of the state’s new rules implemented as a result of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is providing guidance on how to file complaints about individuals and businesses that aren’t complying with Gov. [...]

Governor Whitmer Signs "Stay Home, Stay Safe" Executive Order FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 23, 2020 Governor Whitmer Signs “Stay Home, Stay Safe” Executive Order Governor directs all non-critical businesses to temporarily close, all Michiganders to stay home or six feet away from others during COVID-19 crisis LANSING, Mich. -- Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the “Stay Home, [...]

The illness caused by the new virus has claimed at least nine lives in Michigan now, with a Washtenaw County man identified as the ninth victim Sunday, March 22. It’s been less than two weeks since Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency after the state confirmed its first two cases March 10, though it may [...]

Trump announces suspension of federally held student loan payments From CNN's Jason Hoffman President Trump announced that the Department of Education will not enforce standardized testing requirements for the current school year. Trump said this will be for all students, elementary through high school. "With many schools closed due to the virus, the department of [...]

Michigan reports first three coronavirus deaths. Three Michigan residents who tested positive for the coronavirus died Wednesday, include a man in his 50s with underlying health conditions who died a Beaumont Hospital in Wayne County; an 81-year-old patient being treated at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, and a woman in her 50s with underlying health conditions [...]

Michigan National Guard assisting in getting out COVID-19 supplies Contact: Lt. Col. Dawn Dancer 517-481-7731 Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced today the call up of the Michigan Army National Guard to assist the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services with assembling and loading critical personal protective gear, such as gloves, gowns, and face shields.  Once packaged, [...]

AG Nessel Warns Consumers to Avoid Online Coronavirus Scams FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 033 – March 17, 2020 Contact: Ryan Jarvi Jarvir2@michigan.gov 517-335-7666 LANSING, MICH. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today issued a consumer alert reminding Michigan residents to be aware of online coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) scams selling bogus products and providing false information on tests [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 027 – March 17, 2020 Contact: Martin Ackley, 517-241-4395 LANSING, MICH. The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) is pleased to announce that an online map has been developed for families to find locations where meals are being provided during this period of school closure. The map can be found at: www.michigan.gov/meetupeatup, and will be [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 16, 2020   COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is investigating five additional cases of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus. This brings the total number of cases statewide to 33. As the state’s case counts expectedly increase, DHEC will publicly report information about facilities and locations [...]

One additional positive case reported; state total is 54 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 025 – March 16, 2020 Contact: Lynn Sutfin, 517-241-2112 LANSING, Mich. – As of tomorrow, March 17, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) will begin reporting COVID-19 case numbers at a new time with new metrics. In a daily web update [...]