LANSING, Mich. — The state Senate on Wednesday approved a bill with nine Republicans in opposition that would remove from Michigan law an unenforced provision that makes it a misdemeanor for an unmarried man and woman to live together.
Two GOP lawmakers who voted against the proposed repeal argued that keeping the law on the books would encourage marriage and strengthen families. State Sen. Ed McBroom, R-Vulcan, said the reasons for the longstanding policy "are clearly not obsolete."
But Democrats countered that the Republicans' remarks were out of step with modern times.
