Michigan House of Representatives

Supporters of the legislation say it’s about inclusion and respect for religious and cultural minorities

Republicans want an inquiry or for Witwer to reveal more details about her connections to a consulting firm she co-founded

State Reps. Kevin Coleman (D-Westland) and Lori Stone (D-Warren) advanced in their mayoral primary races on Tuesday

The House package would guarantee minimum coverage requirements and enact protections for people with pre-existing conditions

State law currently allows parents to marry off a child as young as 16 with their signatureMichigan would become the tenth state to ban child marriage without exception if the bills get signed into law

The bill package includes getting rid of provisions allowing for secret marriages and loopholes in Michigan’s criminal sexual conduct code

Conversion therapy is the discredited practice of trying to change someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity

The issue arose when sex abuse committed by former MSU athletics doctor Larry Nassar came to light

Juneteenth hearkens the arrival on June 19, 1865, of Union troops in Galveston, Texas, to announce the Civil War was over and slaves in the former Confederacy were freed under the Emancipation Proclamation

Legislation to toughen Michigan’s laws against harassment based on factors like race or religion made it out of a House committee today.