Meanwhile, a number of state legislators are about to introduce a bill in Lansing to address toxic mold in this state. A Michigan congressman is looking into launching a federal investigation of the problem of toxic mold in the United States, Michigan Lawyers Weekly has learned. Meanwhile, a number of state legislators are about to introduce a bill in Lansing to address toxic mold in this state, a problem that was first reported in a recent issue of Michigan Lawyers Weekly . The molds release poisonous mycotoxins that can have grave health effects, especially on children, the elderly and those with compromised immune systems. Experts say that remediation is often difficult, hazardous and expensive.
Health effects can be permanent.
Read here for more. For the third time since 1998, Rep. John Conyers, D-Detroit, introduced legislation to stop policing efforts that target people based on race. The End Racial Profiling Act of 2001, unveiled Wednesday at a bipartisan news conference, would require police agencies to tally the race of persons detained in traffic stops. It also would provide federal grants for other means to end racial profiling, including cultural awareness training and equipment such as video cameras. He cited data from nine states that show blacks and Latinos are disproportionately pulled over for traffic stops at a much higher rate than whites.