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By Anna Liz Nichols The Associated Press LANSING — LGBTQ protections will be added to state civil rights law either by the legislative process or Michigan voter approval, two Democratic state legislators vowed Monday.  Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joined Metro Detroit Sen. Jeremy Moss and Rep. Laurie Pohutsky at a news conference to announce what they believe will be the last push needed to add sexual orientation and gender identity or expression protections to Michigan law, 40 years after the Ell...

For decades, Michigan lawmakers have declined to include LGBTQ protections in state law. But now they might have the votes.

Lawmakers face ‘reckoning’ on expanding LGBT protections in civil rights act, supporters say Updated Mar 08, 2021; Posted Mar 08, 2021 A rainbow flag was photographed on the campus of Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Mich., Tuesday, June 21, 2016. (Bryan Bennett / Kalamazoo Gazette) Facebook Share Whether it’s through legislation or at the ballot box in 2022, expanded civil rights protections for Michigan’s LGBT residents are coming, advocates said during a Monday news confe...

LGBTQ protections will be added to state civil rights law either by the legislative process or Michigan voter approval, two Democratic state legislators vowed Monday.

But House and Senate leaders made no commitment on Monday to consider the Democratic-backed legislative proposal. State Sen. Jeremy Moss, D-Southfield, and Rep. Laurie Pohutsky, D-Livonia, were joined by Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to announce the most recent attempt to amend the states Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to clearly prohibit discrimination based on a persons sex, including gender identity or sexual orientation. The issue is ripe for new consideration by the Legislature, eit...

For decades, Michigan lawmakers have declined to include LGBTQ protections in state law. But now they might have the votes.

2020 Legislative Polar Plunge - Courtesy Special Olympics of Michigan LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Typically this time of year, dozens of Michigan Legislators and staffers would brave the cold by plunging into an icy pool in front of the Capitol Steps as part of the annual Legislative Polar Plunge benefiting Special Olympics Michigan. This year, the size of the pool is changing but the water will be just as cold, and the money raised is just as important. In order to follow safety guidelines, g...

2020 Legislative Polar Plunge - Courtesy Special Olympics of Michigan LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Typically this time of year, dozens of Michigan Legislators and staffers would brave the cold by plunging into an icy pool in front of the Capitol Steps as part of the annual Legislative Polar Plunge benefiting Special Olympics Michigan. This year, the size of the pool is changing but the water will be just as cold, and the money raised is just as important. In order to follow safety guidelines, g...

MARQUETTE, MI-- Business officials and educators are hoping Upper Peninsula and Northern Lower Michigan residents take advantage of the state’s new

HOUGHTON — More than 140,000 people in the Upper Peninsula are eligible for free or deeply discounted community college tuition through a new state program ta