(image via Depositphotos)Some news items you might have missed:
• The Hill: Lawmakers in Michigan have passed a bill to expand civil rights protections to the LGBTQ community in areas of employment, housing and more. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) has signaled she plans on signing the bill into law.
• Yahoo News: Canada on Tuesday moved to expunge historical convictions for abortions or indecency — laws that are no longer on the books and that have traditionally harmed women and members of the LGBTQ community.
Canada on Tuesday moved to expunge historical convictions for abortions or indecency — laws that are no longer on the books and that have traditionally harmed women and members of the LGBTQ community.https://t.co/euQelmgvnH via @YahooNews
— Progressive Push (@progressivepush) March 8, 2023
• NBC News: A wide-ranging investigation by the Justice Dept. found the Louisville Metro Police Department and the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro government routinely used excessive force, conducted searches based on invalid warrants and unlawfully discriminated against Black people.
• Washington Post: The man who has accused Matt Schlapp, the influential leader of the Conservative Political Action Conference, of sexual misconduct came forward publicly Wednesday after a judge said he must use his real name to proceed with a lawsuit. “I’m not backing away,” he told the Post.
BREAKING: The Republican campaign staffer who accused CPAC chief Matt Schlapp of sexual misconduct is coming forward today after a judge said he must use his real name to proceed with his lawsuit. W/ @bethreinhard @washingtonpost https://t.co/V5B01kZs0S
— Isaac Arnsdorf (@iarnsdorf) March 8, 2023
• JoeMyGod: Charles Sutherland, a former Prince George’s County, Maryland, public school librarian, who was arrested on vandalism and hate crime charges last year – he painted “groomer” on library doors – is now also charged with possessing child pornography. Because…of course.
• The Daily Beast: During a radio interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity on Monday, Donald Trump revealed how he would have prevented the Ukraine war: Let Russia “take over” parts of Ukraine. When Hannity played the interview on his evening TV show, he edited that part out.
While Hannity played portions of his radio interview with Trump on his Fox News show last night, he sloppily edited out where Trump said he would've prevented war by perhaps letting Russia "take over" parts of Ukraine.https://t.co/JjAXJXRKt6
— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) March 7, 2023