Michigan Dems push LGBT anti discrimination legislation
Michigan lawmakers introduced amend to the Elliott Larsen Civil Rights Act to bar discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in employment housing and public education. Leader Jon Hoadley Dane Kalamazoo seeks broader protections while Senate counterparts back the measure. Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined supporters at the Capitol to back the expansion.
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Park Township seeks input on historic airport master plan
Park Township residents have until June 10 to complete an online survey on the AirPark Master Plan for the 80 acre historic airport at 1269 Ottawa Beach Road. Supervisor Jerry Hunsburger says the plan is crucial to the township's future and notes the site’s appearance concerns.
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Ottawa County gets grant for tick surveillance program
Ottawa County Public Health receives an 8125 grant from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to fund tick collection from two locations weekly for 16 weeks this summer. Spokesperson Kristina Wieghmink says data will be identified and mapped for disease risk, with sampling June through September in cooperation with the Parks Department at Tunnel Park and potentially Kirk Park or Mt. Pisgah.
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