The Democratic governor last week issued one of the nation’s strictest stay-at-home orders amid the coronavirus pandemic, choosing to not align the state with a federal agency’s revised list of critical infrastructure, which would allow some Michiganders to return to work. Though the list is advisory, Whitmer’s decision to tighten instead of loosen restrictions has sparked backlash from Republican legislators across the state.

The governor’s latest-stay-at-home order, which is scheduled to be in force through April 30, has been criticized as too restrictive and confusing for businesses. While people can still buy alcohol and lottery tickets in person, the order closes businesses that sell products such as hardware supplies and gardening seeds. The order has also affected grocery stores and department stores, some of which have roped off sections not deemed as essential to comply with Whitmer’s order.

“Non-essential in Michigan: Lawn care, construction, fishing if boating with a motor, realtors, buying seeds, home improvement equipment and gardening supplies. Essential in Michigan: Marijuana, lottery and alcohol. Let’s be safe and reasonable. Right now, we’re not!” the Michigan House speaker, Lee Chatfield, posted on Twitter on Saturday.

Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan, a former Republican-turned independent, also took to social media on Saturday to express his frustrations about the governor’s order.

“As a federal official, I do my best to stay out of state politics,” Amash tweeted. “But I have a constitutional duty to ensure states don’t trample on the rights of the people. @GovWhitmer’s latest order goes too far and will erode confidence in her leadership. She should immediately reassess it.”

But Whitmer, who is running the state with the third most coronavirus cases in the nation, said Michigan’s crisis “demands a unique solution.”

“Michigan has the third most Covid-19 cases in the nation right now, and we’re not the third-largest state in the nation,” Whitmer said on NBC’s “Today” show on Wednesday. “That tells you we’ve got a unique crisis on our hands, and it demands a unique solution.”

She continued: “Unless it’s a life-sustaining activity, we’re asking people to stay home, to do their part and for a couple more weeks to buckle down. We’re seeing our curve start to flatten, but we all have to continue doing our part.”