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Even though we have made so much progress as a state, there’s still a question we hear from across Michigan, “How can we do a better job of working together?” We think we have figured…
Some people resent educated people and Michiganders are no exception. Education isn’t something that only comes from going to college, but is a lifelong obligation of everyone. In many cases it’s the result of people…
For the first time in Michigan history, state Senate leaders are proposing to create a much fairer school funding formula that would rightfully consider the concentration of poverty in individual school districts across the state,…
Now that a long-awaited advance in climate legislation has been achieved at the federal level which provides unprecedented funding for green energy, the spotlight moves to the states as “ground zero” for implementation. Yet this…
As the nation faces yet another battle over a federal debt ceiling this summer, with a divided Congress, some members are calling for claw backs of the American Rescue Plan dollars that went to state…
Unfortunately, there are hungry kids in every community. No one can thrive on an empty stomach. Hunger consumes us. It affects our moods and takes up all our attention. And if you’re a student,…
Gun crime defendants must get a mental health screening before they are given a chance to commit another crime with a gun. At arraignment hearings, Macomb County assistant prosecutors will recommend judges order all…
BY ISHKA BIBBLE “Just because you got the monkey off your back doesn’t mean the circus has left town.” —George Carlin Like the robins that return to Michigan each Spring, I too have trekked north…
The last couple of years have been rough. Between the COVID-19 pandemic, day-to-day caregiving responsibilities and an ever-increasing cost of living, the stress is often difficult to manage. And for women who lack an…