Whitmer Administration Axes COVID-19 Rule She Violated at Michigan Bar

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration on Monday rescinded a rule capping restaurant parties at six persons, two days after she was caught violating the restriction. The Michigan Department of Health & Human Services released a new order that does not include the provision, which barred groups of more than six at a table in establishments that serve food or drinks.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks at Steelcase in Grand Rapids, Mich., on May 24, 2021. Cory Morse/The Grand Rapids Press via AP

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration rescinded a rule capping restaurant parties at six people on May 24, two days after she was caught violating the restriction herself.

The Michigan Department of Health & Human Services released a new order that doesn’t include the provision, which barred groups of more than six from sitting at the same table in establishments that serve food or drinks.