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The Republican-led state legislature filed suit against Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday over her extension of Michigan’s state of emergency, saying she overstepped her authority. Whitmer extended the state of emergency to last through May 28, a move the Republican leaders in the House and Senate say would require legislative approval. “She has chosen …

Major US automakers are planning to reopen North American factories within two weeks, potentially putting thousands of workers back on the assembly line as part of a gradual return to normality. Fiat Chrysler CEO Mike Manley said on an earnings conference call Tuesday his company plans to start reopening factories May 18, though that depends …

Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer announced a new coronavirus plan based on the GI Bill to give front-line workers free college tuition, billing it as the first program of its kind in the country. Those eligible under the “Future for Frontliners” plan would be workers including “the ones staffing our hospitals and nursing homes, stocking the …

DETROIT — Fiat Chrysler is backing off a planned May 4 restart at its North American factories because some U.S. states still will have stay-home orders in place. The move likely means that factories of all three Detroit automakers will be idled for at least another two weeks as they negotiate reopening terms with the United …

The New England Patriots didn’t select a quarterback during NFL Draft 2020, but they’ve added yet another signal-caller to their roster since it ended. As the Patriots move on from the 20-year Tom Brady era, they signed on Sunday undrafted free agent Brian Lewerke out of Michigan State, his agent Mike McCartney announced. Lewerke, 23, …

A Detroit, Mich., branch of the Democratic Party plans to censure state representative Karen Whitsett (D., Detroit) after she met with President Trump earlier this month and praised him for recommending the anti-viral drug hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for coronavirus. Whitsett contracted coronavirus in March and has since recovered. The freshman lawmaker credited hydroxychloroquine, a …

Governor Gretchen Whitmer announces her Democratic running mate in Lansing, Mich., August 20, 2018. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer passed the blame for her administration hiring a data company known for working with Democratic campaigns to track contact information about residents as part of the state’s efforts to trace coronavirus cases. At a press conference Wednesday, …

Governor Gretchen Whitmer announces her Democratic running mate in Lansing, Mich., August 20, 2018. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer likened those protesting the state’s social distancing restrictions put in place to combat the coronavirus to Americans who protested the World War II production effort in the 1940s. “President Trump called this a war, and it is …

Michigan Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gretchen Whitmer talks to reporters at a polling station in East Lansing, Mich., November 6, 2018. Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer suggested the “sad part” of state residents protesting her strict quarantine measures was that they would likely be exposed to and spread Wuhan coronavirus, resulting in further lockdowns. Thousands of protestors, …

He was the greatest athlete that never was. Drew Henson couldn’t miss in two sports — yet he did. “I didn’t have the success for which I hoped or expected,” Henson told The Post in a recent interview, “but I have this wealth of life experiences.” Does he ever. He is a sports Zelig — …