LANSING (AP) — Governor 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.
The legislation stalled last year. But in Jan. 20 night’s State of the State speech, the Republican governor called for lawmakers to continue the debate and “show that we can deal with issues of discrimination.”
Snyder typically stops short of urging passage of the bill. But his previous calls for debate have seen as a positive sign and have encouraged gay rights advocates and business groups that say it’s time to update legal protections.
Snyder said there’s still an “opportunity to hopefully do something.” Democrats say they wish Snyder had taken a bolder stand on the
