Isabella Helms

2 days ago | michigannewssource.com | Isabella Helms

Rep. Noah Arbit (D-West Bloomfield). LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) — A new bill in Lansing would label antisemitism as a form of illegal discrimination under Michigan law and add “ethnicity” as a protected category under the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act.

3 days ago | michigannewssource.com | Isabella Helms

LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) — Anyone in Michigan looking to fish or ride off-road can skip the licenses this weekend as the state waives fishing and trail permit requirements for its annual summer Free Fishing Weekend. From June 7-8, residents and out-of-state visitors can fish without a license on all Michigan waters, including inland lakes and the Great Lakes.

3 days ago | michigannewssource.com | Isabella Helms

LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) — Michigan State Police have started sending all trooper-involved shootings to the Attorney General’s Office for review, bypassing county prosecutors who say they weren’t consulted and are being excluded from cases they’ve long handled. The new directive, issued by MSP Director Col.

4 days ago | michigannewssource.com | Isabella Helms

LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) — Santa Ono won’t be the next president of the University of Florida after the state’s Board of Governors rejected his appointment on June 3, citing concerns over his previous support for diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives during his tenure at the University of Michigan.

4 days ago | michigannewssource.com | Isabella Helms

LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) — The owners of a small-town Michigan gym won’t get their day in the nation’s highest court after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear their lawsuit over Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s 2020 shutdown orders. The Gym 24/7 Fitness, owned by Randy Clark and Yvette Franco-Clark, was closed for six months under Whitmer’s COVID-19 restrictions.