I am writing today to announce the closure of the Michigan Messenger. After four years of operation in Michigan, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news into a single site, The American Independent at Americanindependent.com. This is part of a shift in strategy, towards new forms [...]
An abstinence-only presentation provided to numerous school districts in Calhoun and Eaton Counties in October of this year provided false and misleading information to students about HIV, experts allege.
Two county registers of deeds filed a class action lawsuit Monday on behalf of Michigan’s 83 counties alleging that the Mortgage Electronic Registration Services owes millions of dollars in property title transfer taxes.
Despite evidence of the impact of mercury on children and public health, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette last month joined with 24 other state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to scuttle new EPA regulations that would reduce mercury emissions from power plants.
Battle Creek City Commissioners are expected to pass a fair housing resolution Tuesday night. The resolution will extend protections against discrimination based on income source, sexual orientation and gender identity.
The Battle Creek Enquirer reports the move comes as the city is gearing up to request federal housing funds.
A state review of city procedures conducted as part of a federal neighborhood stabilization grant program revealed that the city lacked a formal fair housing policy, [Battle Creek Community Development Supervisor Al Giguere] said.
Bob Ells, executive director of the Fair Housing Center of Southwest Michigan, which works with Battle Creek on fair housing issues and awareness, said more local governments are adding language including sexual orientation, gender identity and income source to their housing policies, and he recommended that Battle Creek do the same.
Federal housing officials in June of 2010 announced that contractors with the group would have to adhere to not only federal non-discrimination rules and laws, but would also be required to adhere to the local non-discrimination laws as well. And in January, Housing and Urban Development officials announced that it was proposing rules to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in all federal housing programs.
Michigan’s anti-discrimination law, called the Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act, does not prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. It does, however, prohibit discrimination on the basis of weight, sex, race and other characteristics.
The city resolution will apply to all housing opportunities in the city, not just those with federal funding.
Do you know where to vote on Election Day? Do you know what to bring with you? Get comprehensive voter information for your state here.
Sign up for our email newsletter