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Michigan Appropriations Committees Delete Funding For Racial Equity Office & Sickle Cell Treatment URGENT ACTION NEEDED: CONTACT GOVERNOR WHITMER & Members of House Conference CommitteeEMAIL GOVERNOR WHITMER or call the Governor: 517-335-7858 BACKGROUND:  Governor’s Proposal for an Office of Race, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Enhancement In May of 2018, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) approved and published a “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Plan” to “promote and foster a culture that values diversity, equity and inclusion” throughout the MDHHS and the diverse communities its serves. The plan defines “equity” as “fair and just treatment, access and opportunities for all people while building better outcomes for historically and currently disadvantaged populations”. The plan stated, and the COVID pandemic confirmed, that people from various […]