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One of the bills would criminalize the desecration of schools, cemeteries or churches.
Efforts to update Michigan’s hate crime statute is under way for the first time in roughly 35 years as lawmakers took testimony Tuesday on a bill package to expand who, and what, is covered under current law.
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The new bill would eliminate the statute of limitations for criminal sexual conduct in the second or third degree.
Prosecutors lack the tools needed to fairly charge hate crimes in Michigan, state Attorney General Dana Nessel and Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy told lawmakers Tuesday in support of bills to …