Mich. Gov. Whitmer Renames Downtown Lansing's Lewis Cass Building to 'Elliott-Larsen Building' to Honor Sponsors of Michigan's Landmark Civil Rights Law
July 01, 2020
July 01, 2020
LANSING, Michigan, July 1 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release:
Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-139 to rename the state-owned Lewis Cass Building in downtown Lansing to the "Elliott-Larsen Building," honoring the legislators who sponsored Michigan's landmark civil rights act. The legislation was introduced by Republican State Rep. Melvin Larsen and Democratic State Rep. Daisy Elliott in 1976 and was signed into . . .
Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-139 to rename the state-owned Lewis Cass Building in downtown Lansing to the "Elliott-Larsen Building," honoring the legislators who sponsored Michigan's landmark civil rights act. The legislation was introduced by Republican State Rep. Melvin Larsen and Democratic State Rep. Daisy Elliott in 1976 and was signed into . . .