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Michigan bill would ban pet stores from selling dogs, cats, and rabbits to cut off puppy mills
Puppies sold in Michigan are often obtained from cruel, out-of-state breeders that mass produce dogs
By Steve Neavling
Tags: Michigan News, News, Pet stores, Michigan, Humane Society of the United States, Penelope Tsernoglou, Lansing, Legislature, dogs, puppies, animals, cats, rabbits
Democrats win mayoral races in Westland and Warren — and temporarily lose Michigan House majority
Warren elected its first female mayor, replacing Jim Fouts, who was barred from running for reelection
By Jon King, Michigan Advance
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Government, Michigan Democrats, Kevin Coleman, Lori Stone, Lansing, Westland, Warren
Federal lawsuit argues Hamtramck’s Pride flag ban is unconstitutional
Conservative Muslims violated the free speech rights of LGBTQ+ supporters, the suit alleges
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, LGBTQ+, Government, Muslims, Hamtramck, Hamtramck City Council, LGBTQ, pride flag, lawsuit, U.S. District Court
Activists to rally at state Capitol to urge Gov. Whitmer to grant clemency to more inmates
Attendees will receive a free serving of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream as part of the company’s cannabis justice campaign
Tags: Michigan News, News, Civil Rights, Politics & Government, Clemens, Ben and Jerry's, Michael Thompson, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, state Capitol, Lansing, marijuana, prison, jail
Vampyre Cosmetics cancels Alice Cooper line after he calls being transgender ‘a fad’
The 75-year old rocker also insinuated men would ‘take advantage’ of being trans to commit rape while using women’s bathrooms
By Randiah Camille Green
Tags: Michigan Music, LGBTQ+, Music, Alice Cooper, Vampyre Cosmetics, Vampyre Cosmetics x Alice Cooper Makeup Collection, LGBTQ, trans issues
Macomb County Pride welcomes all to ‘Summer Sashay’ with third annual festival
You can have brunch with drag queen Jadein Black
By Layla McMurtrie
Tags: Metro Detroit News, LGBTQ+, Things to Do, Pride, LGBTQ, Macomb County, Festival, Music, Drag Queen
Panel plans to ban guns, require bag checks in the Michigan Capitol by September
It’s been a hard two years for Michigan in regards to gun violence
By Anna Liz Nichols, Michigan Advance
Tags: Michigan News, News, Lansing, Whitmer, gun laws in Michigan, Michigan Democrats
16 Michigan Republicans charged with felonies in 2020 fake elector scheme
New Mexico, Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin all are looking into groups who reportedly sent fake documents to Washington
Tags: Michigan News, Crime, News, Politics & Elections, Meshawn Maddock, Lansing, Dana Nessel, Donald Trump, Trump indictment
Royal Oak Pride returns for second year with ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ stars
Drag queens Brooke Lynn Hytes and Alyssa Edwards will headline
Tags: Culture, LGBTQ+, LGBTQ, Pride, Royal Oak, RuPaul’s Drag Race
Michigan still allows emergency takeovers of local governments. Is it finally time to reconsider this drastic measure?
Under emergency management, Flint faced problems that turned catastrophic while Detroit charted a new course. That mixed record and stark racial disparities have prompted calls for change.
By Anna Clark, ProPublica
Tags: Michigan News, News, Emergency management, Detroit, Flint, ProPublica, Michigan, Rick Snyder, Lansing
Protesters stage Hamtramck rally after city banned Pride flags
Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib baselessly claims opponents are outside agitators
Tags: Metro Detroit News, LGBTQ+, Hamtramck, Amer Ghalib, LGBTQ, Pride flag, Protest, Hamtramck City Hall, Muslims
Warren councilman goes on homophobic rant, votes against anti-discrimination ordinance
Eddie Kabacinski was arrested three times in the past three years
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, LGBTQ+, Warren, Warren City Council, Eddie Kabacinski, LGBTQ, anti-discrimination ordinance, homophobic, transphobic
Metro Detroit cities rally behind LGBTQ+ residents after Hamtramck’s Pride flag ban
‘You are loved, you are welcome, and you are valued,’ state Sen. Stephanie Chang said
Tags: Metro Detroit News, LGBTQ+, LGBTQ, Pride flag, Pride month, Hamtramck, Detroit, Hazel Park, Muslims, Luke Londo, Shri Thanedar
Hamtramck City Council bans Pride flag from city property
The all-Muslim council faces backlash from LGBTQ+ supporters for invoking religion to justify a hateful action
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, LGBTQ+, LGBTQ, Hamtramck, Muslim-Americans, Islam, Pride flag, Pride Month, Hamtramck City Council, Nayeem Choudhury
Ex-state Rep. Cynthia Johnson goes on transphobic rant
The Detroit Democrat drew strong criticism for her comments
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Cynthia Johnson, Democrat, Detroit, State House, transphobia, LGBTQ, social media, Facebook
Michigan Senate bill would improve transparency, accountability for utility companies
DTE Energy is one of the largest contributors to lawmakers’ campaigns
Tags: Michigan News, News, State Senate, Jim Runestad, DTE Energy, Consumers Energy, power outages, state legislature, bill, transparency, Michigan Public Service Commission
SNAP cuts leave Michigan families, food banks struggling
‘A very dark time’
By Anna Gustafson, Michigan Advance
Tags: Michigan News, News, SNAP, Michigan, Lansing
Mom bought guns for man accused of threatening to kill Whitmer, Biden, FBI agents, LGBTQ people
Randall Robert Berka II is accused of making numerous threats using the handle ‘@killthefeds420’ on YouTube
Tags: Michigan News, News, Randall Robert Berka II, Gov. Whitmer, President Biden, threats, guns, LGBTQ, FBI, Sebawaing
Lansing Mayor Schor launches exploratory committee for congressional run
The moderate Democrat is considering running for the seat held by U.S. Rep. Slotkin
Tags: Politics & Elections, Politics & Elections, Elissa Slotkin, Lansing, Andy Schor, election, politics, 7th Congressional District, Michigan, Ingham County
Michigan state Senate passes bill to protect LGBTQ rights
Three Republicans joined every Democrat to approve the legislation
Tags: Michigan News, News, LGBTQ, michigan, Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act, civil rights, state Senate, Jeremy Moss, politics
Now that it’s lit up, people seem to like Detroit’s new I-94 sign
Black women-owned cannabis cultivator Calyxeum opens its first dispensary in Detroit
Lawsuit alleges Detroit police commissioners ‘sabotaged’ efforts to resolve backlog of citizen complaints