NEWS FLASH

Michigan State House Votes To Eliminate Domestic Partnership Benefits | The Michigan state House voted yesterday to prohibit public employers from offering taxpayer-paid health insurance to domestic partners living with public employees. The measure now moves to the Republican-controlled Senate. “Democrats who opposed the legislation say it is unconstitutional and would be challenged in court. They say public universities have the constitutional authority to determine their own policies, and that the Michigan Civil Service Commission has the power to make decisions about what kinds of benefits are offered to many state employees.”