For years, Michigan families have struggled to secure the high-quality early childhood experiences their children need to thrive. At Pulse at the W.E. Upjohn Institute, we see the consequences of those challenges every day.…
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Over the past few months, Michigan neighborhoods have been plagued with shootings, criminal activity, and underage parties at short-term rental “party houses.” Lawmakers are finally starting to pay attention and are putting forward state-level…
Access to health care has never been a struggle for me. As a daughter of two college-educated professionals and as a professional myself for nearly 20 years, I have always had health care coverage…
When you represent rural Michigan, health care affordability is an issue you hear every day. It’s the neighbor who skips his follow-up appointment because he can’t afford the copay. It’s the young family that…
Recently, we traveled to Belfast with a group of American faith and civic leaders to learn about healing and reconciliation in deeply divided communities. Nearly three decades after the Good Friday Agreement helped bring an…
Michigan families are fed up with utility bills that are too high. Here is the good news: There are policies introduced in Lansing that would help lower gas and electric bills for Michiganders. Even if…
Michiganders don’t agree on everything. But across our state, there’s growing agreement on one thing: Our political system isn’t working the way it should. Families are paying more for energy while utility companies report record…
When a 17-year-old sat in my exam room recently, he didn’t look like someone in the grip of nicotine addiction. He was a focused high school senior and aspiring pilot — the kind of…
Michigan has not identified cychlorphine in overdose surveillance, and state health officials say no public alert has been issued because no confirmed detection has occurred. That is reassuring, but only up to a point.…
We find ourselves at a historic moment in 2026, one made even more significant by its ties to west Michigan. This month Artemis II took a crew of humans to fly by the Moon,…