LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - The Lansing branch of the NAACP says that they have some concerns about a proposal in contract talks between the City of East Lansing and its police union.

In a news release on Saturday, the NAACP Lansing branch says the proposal would significantly reduce the authority of the city’s Independent Police Oversight Commission.

The branch also said the proposed changes to Ordinance No. 1533 would bar the commission from investigating or weighing in on discipline until after the police department has finished and closed its own internal investigations into citizen complaints. The group has also said the changes could restrict the release of officer names and body-camera footage.

The concerns raised by the NAACP Lansing branch comes in the wake of complaints about the

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