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A Senate committee has approved a bill to add LGBTQ protections to Michigan’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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A first hearing was held Thursday on a bill to add LGBTQ protections to Michigan’s civil rights law. Rick Pluta reports.
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Dozens of protesters made their way from the University of Michigan’s Diag to a downtown construction site on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. They were calling out a developer for employing a contractor accused of racist behavior. WEMU's Josh Hakala reports.
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Michigan Democrats are going after the state’s “right to work” law in one of their first bills of the legislative session. Colin Jackson has more.
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Brinks: Economic policy, civil rights legislation among first priorities for new Democratic majorityThe Michigan Legislature officially ended its session Wednesday, leaving a host of priorities for next year. Colin Jackson has more on what to expect.
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Elizabeth Clement is the new chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. Rick Pluta has more.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer formally declared herself the winner of Tuesday’s election as Republican nominee Tudor Dixon conceded the race. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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For District 6 in the Washtenaw County Commission race, there is a Democratic primary tomorrow that pits a three-term incumbent against a first-term Ypsilanti City Councilwoman. WEMU's Cathy Shafran has a preview.
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The US Justice Department has filed a religious discrimination lawsuit against the City of Lansing. The lawsuit claims the Lansing city jail fired a Seventh Day Adventist after she said she could not to work a shift that fell during her religion’s sabbath. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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It is now up to the Michigan Supreme Court to decide whether the state’s civil rights law offers protections against discrimination for LGBTQ people in in employment, housing, education and public accommodations. Rick Pluta reports.