As of December 2022, six out of 10 adults in the U.S. have a chronic disease. These patients often rely on expensive medications in order to effectively manage their health. I am one of…
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Ten years ago, fateful decisions made by a series of appointed emergency managers came to fruition in Flint, when a group of smiling officials raised glasses of water in a toast at the city’s…
The conversation about the opioid crisis in Michigan needs to include how to expand options for law enforcement to combat this growing epidemic. This crisis has significantly elevated with the shift to synthetic opioids…
My life drastically changed on March 20, 2013, when my parents’ car was hit by a logging truck, whose impaired driver ran a red light and struck their car. My father died instantly. My…
Parents — the primary educators of their children — have a basic and fundamental right to know what their children are being taught in school. However, a series of concerning court rulings may now make…
A common opinion is that schools should be focusing on the academic achievement of the student and not be concerned about the health of the student. In January, Bridge Michigan had an article entitled…
Jonathan Pommerville is fighting for affordable housing. As he described in a recent interview with the Mackinac Center, he has scrimped and saved enough cash to buy and fix a broken-down home in Detroit’s Brightmoor…
Wherever I go, three issues continue to come up: inflation is through the roof, housing is too expensive and the cost of prescription drugs and health care continues to rise. While all Michiganders face…
Nov. 30, 2021, will always have deep impact in Michigan. That’s the day four students lost their lives inside Oxford High School. Eight others were shot and hundreds hid terrified inside classrooms. Moms and…
For the past ten years, The Michigan Press Association has given the Representative Peter Petallia Memorial Sunshine Award to public servants that strive to promote and protect transparency in government. The award is named…