Snyder undecided about okaying anti-abortion license plate
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A spokeswoman for Republican Gov. Rick Snyder says he’s undecided about signing legislation that would require Michigan to create and sell an anti-abortion fundraising license plate.
The Republican-led Senate enrolled the bill Tuesday after it previously won mostly party-line approval in the Legislature.
The measure would require a “Choose Life” plate to be issued by June 2018. Michigan currently has fundraising plates for universities and 14 special causes such as breast cancer awareness.
The anti-abortion plate would cost $35 more than it does to buy a standard plate initially.
The money would go to a fund whose board is controlled by Right to Life of Michigan. The board would disperse grants to nonprofits including crisis pregnancy centers and those promoting “life-affirming programs and projects.”
Man shot by U.S. deputy marshal during 2015 raid files lawsuit
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A parole absconder who was shot by a U.S. deputy marshal while crawling out of a window of a Michigan home has filed a lawsuit seeking $10 million.
Donald Richardson says in the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court last month in Grand Rapids against the deputy marshal that he was unarmed when he was shot in the back during a May 28, 2015 raid by a fugitive task force in Lansing.
A prosecutor’s review determined the shooting was justified because Richardson was holding an object, later determined to be a cellphone, and the marshal had reason to fear for his life. The lawsuit, however, disputes that assessment.
Records say Richardson is being held at a state prison in Michigan.
Ex-police chief sentenced for keeping car inspection fees
SHELBY, Mich. (AP) — A former police chief in a small Michigan community has been sentenced to five months in jail for embezzling money from a vehicle inspection program.
Robert Wilson was accused of failing to give the money to Shelby, a village in Oceana County, over a 2-year period. He was police chief at the time but lost his job because of the investigation.
The Michigan attorney general's office says Wilson on Monday also was placed on probation for 3 years and ordered to pay $70,000 in restitution. He earlier pleaded guilty to embezzling $20,000 or more and making a false certification.
A vehicle with a salvage title must be inspected before it's eligible for a license plate. Inspections can cost up to $100.
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