Year: 2020

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel stated that 77-year-old Owosso barber Karl Manke is “not a hero to me,” according to a May 16, 2020, New York Post story by Melissa Klein published yesterday. ‘He’s not ….

Saline Celtic Festival cancelled for 2020 due to concerns over COVID-19 spread.

Michigan Chamber of Commerce on Twitter: “… it’s now clear the statewide lockdown order was a colossal mistake & the Governor’s penchant for unilateral decision making is driving Michigan down the road to a one ….

Update: “State suspends Owosso barber’s license for violating restrictions,” Beth LeBlanc and Francis X Donnelly, The Detroit News (May 13, 2020). On the cusp of a court ruling in his favor and against a state-mandated ….

Michigan judge refused to issue “a restraining order that would close a Shiawassee County barber shop that has remained open despite Gov Whitmer’s executive orders amid [COVID-19] pandemic.” Matter involved Karl Manke, who cuts hair ….

Utterly predictable: “Michigan coronavirus crisis causes delays in other health care, sometimes with deadly consequences,” Julie Mack (May 11, 2020) mLive.

Office of Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel served papers on Owosso barber Karl Manke ordering him to shut down his shop, alleging it was in violation of “Stay Home, Stay Safe” Executive Order signed by ….

… and more to come, no doubt (here and throughout an expanding range of business interests): “Michigan Medicine to furlough 1,400 employees, delay construction on new hospital” McKenna Ross (May 5, 2020) mLive.

Watchdog on the job: “Barr tells federal prosecutors to ‘be on the lookout’ for overly restrictive coronavirus shutdown orders,” reported by Ronn Blitzer on April 28 for Fox News.

Must read: “‘If it saves just one life” is an empty slogan,” begins this April 28, 2020 piece by Antony Davies and James R Harrigan on Foundation for Economic Education (FEE). Titled, “No Policy Can ….