"House doesn't extend virus emergency, moves to sue Whitmer"

"The Republican-led Michigan House refused Thursday to extend the state's coronavirus emergency declaration and voted to authorize a lawsuit challenging Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's authority and actions to combat the pandemic."

"believes she has other powers to respond to the crisis and does not need a legislatively-approved extension except to ensure that health care workers would continue to have special legal protections. She has said the state of emergency will continue regardless."

"in Detroit, which has been one of the U.S. cities that has been hardest hit by the coronavirus, Mayor Mike Duggan continued to report a turnaround. He said hospitals in the city had 700 empty beds and another 100 in intensive care units.

“Having 700 empty beds is something we never saw in this city in a normal year,” said Duggan, a former hospital executive."

Updated 4:47 pm

https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/Protesters-return-to-Capitol-emergency-decree-15237075.php