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New allegations: Education nominee Betsy DeVos funded radical Christian academy
Monday, January 23, 2017Truth Wins Out claims DeVos funded a Christian extremist group intent on indoctrinating youth in the way “Stalin, Hitler and Lenin" did. -
Michigan governor signs bill allowing adoption agencies to reject same-sex couples
Thursday, June 11, 2015Gov. Rick Snyder has signed a law letting private adoption agencies with state contracts decline to participate in referrals against their religious beliefs, despite criticism that it amounts to government-sanctioned discrimination against gay couples. -
Michigan governor reiterates he would veto religious objections bill that doesn’t protect gays
Thursday, April 2, 2015Gov. Rick Snyder warned Thursday that he would veto religious objections legislation unless lawmakers also send him a bill extending anti-discrimination protections to gays. -
Mich. governor hopes to revive legislation prohibiting anti-LGBT discrimination
Saturday, January 24, 2015Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder hopes to resuscitate legislation that would protect gay and transgender residents from discrimination, while LGBT advocates explore asking voters to pass the bill since it's unlikely to clear the GOP-led Legislature. -
Michigan governor urges debate on protecting gays from discrimination
Wednesday, January 21, 2015Gov. Rick Snyder is urging the Republican-led Legislature to keep alive a bill that would amend Michigan's civil rights law to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation. -
Mich. governor, business coalition urge adding statewide LGBT protections
Thursday, May 29, 2014MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. -- Gov. Rick Snyder on Thursday urged legislators to consider updating Michigan's civil rights law to prohibit discrimination because of sexual orientation or gender identity, applauding companies and the state's two largest regional… -
Judge takes up Michigan ban on domestic partner benefits
Wednesday, April 16, 2014DETROIT -- A ban on benefits for domestic partners in Michigan public schools and local governments might not save much money, but that's not a reason to throw out the law, a lawyer for the state… -
ACLU files suit to enforce legal rights of newly married Mich. same-sex couples
Monday, April 14, 2014DETROIT -- The American Civil Liberties Union says it's filing a lawsuit to enforce the legal rights of about 300 same-sex couples who were married during a one-day window between separate federal court decisions. -
Governor: Mich. won’t recognize 300+ same-sex marriages performed Saturday
Wednesday, March 26, 2014LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan won't recognize more than 300 same-sex marriages performed last weekend before a court halted a decision that opened the door to gay nuptials, Gov. Rick Snyder said Wednesday. -
Snyder nears verdict on status of Mich. same-sex marriage licenses
Wednesday, March 26, 2014DELTA TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Gov. Rick Snyder said Wednesday he wants to quickly decide the legal status of hundreds of same-sex marriages conducted after a judge struck down Michigan's gay marriage ban but before the ruling…
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