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Liz Keegan with the Fair Housing Center of West Michigan talks about registration, deadlines and more.
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Any new plan must be submitted to the court by March, when a court-appointed expert will review it to see if it complies with the constitution
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Grand Rapids State Representative who sponsored bill says it addresses historically impacted Black, Indigenous, and people of color communities.
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A 49-year-old Army veteran says it was age discrimination when a less qualified 23-year-old was hired as the new senior aid for Ottawa County Administrator John Gibbs. Past and present county executives, under oath, admit it is true.
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The Governor signed bills Thursday to preserve Obamacare coverage in Michigan even if all or part of the Affordable Care Act is reversed at the federal level.
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The new law is known as the “CROWN Act,” an acronym for “Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair. Supporters say hair discrimination is simply racial discrimination by a different name
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Legislation to toughen Michigan’s laws against harassment based on factors like race or religion made it out of a House committee today.
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Housing discrimination based on the source of someone’s income would be illegal under Michigan bills that received a committee hearing Tuesday
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The Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR) said the charges filed are in response to two separate complaints that were reported to its department. MDCR is currently investigating 28 complaints of discrimination against the Grand Rapids Police Department.
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Language that bars Black, Jewish or female property owners can still be found in many deeds across Michigan and the country. But a bill is advancing in the state to make it easier for residents to formally reject that discriminatory language.