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TexasTowelie

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Tue Mar 2, 2021, 04:27 AM Mar 2021

Business leaders to Whitmer: Time to ease Michigan restaurant restrictions

One month after Michigan’s bars and restaurants were allowed to reopen at 25-percent capacity, statewide business leaders are urging Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to increase how many customers are permitted in indoor dining rooms.

A group of 14 regional business associations sent a letter to Whitmer on Monday, saying they’re “encouraged by the data” on coronavirus trends in the state. The decline in cases since January, they hope, will inspire her to allow the next phase of reopening.

“It is no secret that some industries, based on the sheer nature of their industries, have been impacted more than others,” according to the letter signed by the group that includes chambers of commerce representing the state, Detroit region and Grand Rapids.

“Our restaurant industry has fallen into this category and continues to face barriers to remaining in business. Our organizations support the concept of a graduated reopening of restaurants that is science based and data-driven.”

Read more: https://www.bridgemi.com/business-watch/business-leaders-whitmer-time-ease-michigan-restaurant-restrictions

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Business leaders to Whitmer: Time to ease Michigan restaurant restrictions (Original Post) TexasTowelie Mar 2021 OP
Jesus Christ! We're on the verge of getting control of the virus and these fools... brush Mar 2021 #1
Part of the "we want it now" club TexasTowelie Mar 2021 #2

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1. Jesus Christ! We're on the verge of getting control of the virus and these fools...
Tue Mar 2, 2021, 06:10 AM
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can't wait a few more months to get people vaccinated? Relaxing restrictions now could start new outbreaks.

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