Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gives a policy speech at an event April 9 in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, file)

LANSING – Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday appealed multiple federal disaster aid denials after the Federal Emergency Management Agency failed to approve key portions of Michigan’s request for critical assistance in the wake of the historic March ice storm in northern Michigan.

While local municipalities have been approved for and received federal funding, individual families, businesses and utilities have been denied, according to a news release from Whitmer’s office.

Between March 28 and 30, a severe ice storm paralyzed northern Michigan with extreme ice accumulation, causing prolonged and widespread power outages, hazardous conditions and record levels of

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