Lansing — ...Kuszmaul is among a group of business owners and Republican lawmakers who argue Whitmer's Thursday executive order to stem the spread of COVID-19 goes too far, imposing restrictions that other states are avoiding.
While saying he understands the urgent need to combat the virus, Kuszmaul added, "A lot of these functions can be done safely. They can be done with zero contact. Not minimal. Zero."
"My business in particular is on the edge of not being solvent," said Kuszmaul, who's owned D & B Plants, a wholesale grower, for 37 years. "It's pretty scary."
...Two sentences in Whitmer's new order help set the state apart, according to critics. The sentences define who qualifies as "critical infrastructure workers," those eligible to keep leaving their homes to go to their jobs.
Whitmer's order specifically cites guidance on "critical infrastructure workers" issued by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on March 19.
"This order does not adopt any subsequent guidance document released by this same agency," the new order says.
The federal agency issued new guidance on March 28, adding more workers, including landscapers who provide "necessary" services and individuals performing housing construction related to combating "the nation’s existing housing supply shortage."
The newer guidance includes employees supporting the 2020 Census, clergy for "essential" support and workers supporting the operation of firearm retailers and shooting ranges.
...The governors of Ohio and Indiana included the new guidance when they issued their extended stay-at-home orders.
Whitmer's office didn't immediately respond to a question about why the new guidance wasn't allowed in Michigan.
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