LANSING, MI (MPRN)-- There are six new rules for state employees this week.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed more executive directives on Thursday. She says it’s part of an effort to increase transparency and ethics in state government.
The new rules include a ban on using private emails for state business, a prohibition on any campaign activities during work hours or with taxpayer dollars, and include a mandate that state employees report “irregularities” they see with public resources.
Tiffany Brown is a spokeswoman for Whitmer.
“It’s important that the people of Michigan know that their government is working for them and this package of executive directives focuses on ensuring good government and ethical practices in her administration and across state government,” she says.
Whitmer signed her first executive directive Wednesday. It requires all state employees report imminent threats to the public’s health, safety, or welfare.