Wayne State was mentioned in this article about the American Family Association of Michigan's lawsuit against Michigan State University for offering health benefits to domestic partners of state workers. The AFA filed the lawsuit claiming that MSU is violating the 2004 amendment to the state constitution that bans same-sex marriage. Shortly after the amendment was passed, Gov. Jennifer Granholm took the advice of Attorney General Mike Cox and terminated domestic partner benefits. Cox also advised Wayne State , the University of Michigan and the city of Kalamazoo to terminate their benefits programs for same-sex couples. Other state schools that provide benefits to gay couples are Eastern Michigan, Northern Michigan, Central Michigan, Saginaw Valley and Oakland Universities .