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Gov.
Snyder,
in rare
visit,
outlines
civil
rights
priorities
LANSING,
MI -
Gov.
Rick
Snyder
has made
a rare
visit to
outline
his
priorities
at a
meeting
of the
Michigan
Civil
Rights
Commission
in
Lansing.
The
Republican
governor
told
commission
members
Monday
that he
wants to
focus on
the
disabled,
prisoners,
racial
issues,
immigration
and
debates
surrounding
police
body
cameras
and
drones.
In
response
to
questions
from the
commission,
Snyder
also
renewed
his call
for the
Legislature
to
consider
adding
LGBT
protections
to
Michigan's
civil
rights
law.
He also
expresses
interest
in
creating
a
special
commission
to focus
on
African-American
issues,
while
largely
avoiding
detailing
specifics.
Commission
staffers
say they
don't
think a
sitting
governor
has
visited
a
meeting
since
then-Gov.
George
Romney
swore in
the
first
members
in 1964.
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