TROY, Mich. -- Troy, Mich. Mayor Janice Daniels is embroiled in controversy again after members of a local high school Gay-Straight Alliance accused her of making homophobic remarks during a meeting Monday.

LANSING, Mich. -- Following months of heated debate, Michigan Republican Governor Rick Snyder on Thursday signed House Bill 4770, eliminating health care coverage for domestic partners of public employees, and prohibiting any government entity in the state from providing such coverage.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Gay rights advocates claim that sheriff’s deputies in Kent County, Michigan, are targeting gay men in local parks by striking up conversations with them while working undercover in an effort to entrap and arrest them for behaviors that would be deemed acceptable for straight couples.

TROY, Mich. -- Reports claiming Troy Mayor Janice Daniels was fired from her job at Century 21 Town & Country are not true, according to the manager of the real estate office where Daniels worked.

TROY, Mich. -- In a city council meeting that stretched five hours until nearly 1 a.m. Tuesday, residents of Troy, Mich. blasted mayor Janice Daniels over comments she posted to Facebook last June about gay marriage, which included a gay slur.

TROY, Mich. -- The blog “Keep Troy Strong” -- which is dedicated to progressive politics in this Michigan city -- has unearthed a June 25 Facebook comment by Troy’s new mayor, Janice Daniels, in which she wrote, “I think I am going to throw away my 'I Love New York' carrying bag now that queers can get married there.”

LANSING, Mich. -- The Michigan state Senate on Tuesday dropped it's "license to bully" bill, and instead passed a House version of the bill that stripped religious exemptions and that would require anti-bullying policies in the state's public schools.

LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan House of Representative this week passed its own version of the anti-bullying bill, removing the controversial language inserted by Senate Republicans that allowed for exceptions to the law for “a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction."

Michigan state Senate Minority Leader Gretchen Whitmer (D-East Lansing) is leading the fight against against GOP efforts to create a "license to bully" that gives kids the ability to bully based on "religious or moral convictions."

In an overwhelming victory, the Traverse City on Tuesday chose to keep Traverse City’s local non-discrimination ordinance on the books. The ordinance, passed last year by the City Commission, prohibits discrimination against gay and transgender residents in employment and housing.

The Michigan state Senate on Wednesday passed the "Matt's Safe School Law," an anti-bullying bill that contained a last minute addition by senate Republicans that essentially nullified the bill by allowing an exception to the law for "a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction of a school employee, school volunteer, pupil, or a pupil’s parent or guardian.”

Former Michigan assistant attorney general Andrew Shirvell is claiming in a new lawsuit filed in federal court, that prominent Detroit attorney Deborah Gordon used information she had gathered from prior cases in an effort question his professional behavior and reputation, a move Shirvell contends led to his firing.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The outlook for domestic partner benefits for Michigan's state employees -- including staff at Michigan’s 15 public universities -- are in jeopardy due to a pair of bills that the sponsors claim will save approximately $8 million a year by eliminating the benefits.

LANSING, Mich. -- A Michigan state Senate committee on Wednesday approved a pair of bills that would eliminate eliminate health care benefits for unmarried partners of public employees across the state.

DETROIT -- Former Michigan Assistant Attorney General Andrew Shirvell was rebuked by a federal judge this week for attempting to circumvent procedures and find a shortcut way of wrapping up a lawsuit against him for allegedly harassing an openly gay college student.