FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2020, file photo Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers her State of the State address to a joint session of the House and Senate at the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich. Across an arc of vital swing states, the coronavirus has put politics on an uneasy pause. The tension is most pronounced in Michigan, where the outbreak is far worse than in any of the other northern political battlegrounds. (AP Photo/Al Goldis, File)FILE - In this April 9, 2020, file photo Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds updates the state's response to the coronavirus outbreak during a news conference at the State Emergency Operations Center in Johnston, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, Pool, File)FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo Gov. Tony Evers declares a public health emergency in response to a growing number of cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin. Across an arc of vital swing states, the coronavirus has put politics on an uneasy pause. Political fights are raging among state leaders from Iowa to Pennsylvania over the handling of the pandemics impact. (Steve Apps/Wisconsin State Journal via AP, File)FILE - In this April 15, 2020, file photo protesters carry rifles near the steps of the Michigan State Capitol building in Lansing, Mich. Protesters drove past the Michigan Capitol to show their displeasure with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's orders to keep people at home and businesses locked during the new coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)FILE - In this April 13, 2020, file photo a person wearing a protective mask walks down Market Street in Philadelphia. Across an arc of vital swing states, the coronavirus has put politics on an uneasy pause. Political fights are raging among state leaders from Iowa to Pennsylvania over the handling of the pandemics impact. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)FILE - In this April 9, 2020, file photo Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds listens to a question during an update to the state's response to the coronavirus outbreak during a news conference at the State Emergency Operations Center in Johnston, Iowa. Democratic State Auditor Rob Sand has questioned the data Reynolds is using to justify allowing more freedom of movement than in neighboring states. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, Pool, File)
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FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2020, file photo Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers her State of the State address to a joint session of the House and Senate at the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich. Across an arc of vital swing states, the coronavirus has put politics on an uneasy pause. The tension is most pronounced in Michigan, where the outbreak is far worse than in any of the other northern political battlegrounds. (AP Photo/Al Goldis, File)
DES MOINES, Iowa – In a story April 19, 2020, about battleground politics, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s disaster declaration was made in response to majority Republicans’ trimming the terms of her emergency order. The declaration was made before GOP action. The AP also erroneously reported that Republicans trimmed the emergency order last week. Republicans took the action two weeks ago.
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