The devil is in the details, or as state Sen. Vince Gregory (D-Southfield) put it, in the transparency that should accompany proposals put forward by Gov. Rick Snyder in his State of the State message Tuesday night.
Southfield can now be added to the list where people have legal protection against discrimination based on their sexual orientation or gender expression. City Council voted unanimously to amend their human rights ordinance on Monday, nearly a year after it was first introduced by Councilperson Jeremy Moss who now serves as State Representative and then-Mayor Brenda Lawrence, who now serves in Congress.
[The following is a South Oakland Eccentric editorial]
There was something missing from the 30th anniversary of the Martin Luther King Day celebration held Monday in Southfield.
The controversial ordinance that would add protections to the human rights ordinance for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community is expected to be on the city council agenda Monday night.
It hasn’t been long since former City Councilman Jeremy Moss and former Mayor Brenda Lawrence said goodbye to their positions with the city of Southfield, but both are raking in accolades as they begin their new positions.
On Jan. 5, the Council Chambers at the Southfield Municipal Complex seemed more like a celebration rather than a somber swearing-in ceremony.
Newly elected House Rep. Jeremy Moss of the 35th District representing Southfield Lathrup Village, Beverly Hills, Bingham Farms and Franklin, has been named the assistant democratic floor leader of the Michigan House.
With family and supporters all around, freshman State Representative Jeremy Moss of Southfield was ceremoniously sworn in Monday evening at Southfield City Hall. Moss now represents the 35th District, serving Southfield, Lathrup Village, Beverly Hills, Bingham Farms and Franklin.
Some prominent political seats in Southfield will start the new year with new occupants.
The election in November of former Southfield city councilman Jeremy Moss to the Michigan House of Representatives left a vacancy that was filled today with the appointment of former council candidate Lloyd Crews.
Some young voters got their first taste of politics in Tuesday’s general election. Jeremy Moss, who at under age 30 could still be called a veteran politician, got a taste of it as well Tuesday.
“It was bittersweet,” said the Southfield city councilman.
