Michigan Senate to update sexual harassment policy amid reckoning in Lansing
LANSING— The Michigan Senate will update its sexual harassment policy to protect visitors and strengthen reporting protocols, following calls to change the culture in Lansing.
The new policy, obtained by Bridge Michigan, is the result of recommendations made by a bipartisan task force led by Sen. Lana Theis, R-Brighton, and Sen. Stephanie Chang, D-Detroit.
Chang told Bridge Michigan the recommendations were “aimed at trying to improve policy and training and communications procedures and address power dynamics.”
“I feel very good about that that our recommendations are bipartisan, and that there's consensus behind them,” Chang said.
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