It would be fair for some of the leaders in the Michigan economic development community to feel a little salty about the cancelled chip fabrication center on rural land near Flint. “Project Grit” promised…
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When it comes to business projects, Michigan has had recent disappointments—notably, the July 16 announcement that a large semiconductor plant near Flint will not be built. This plant was reported to involve 9,400 jobs.…
It’s no secret that Michigan is facing a housing crisis, with countless residents struggling to find an affordable place to live while also managing essential expenses like groceries, health care and child care. Here in…
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, passed on a party-line vote, is estimated to lead to several hundred thousand Michiganders losing health insurance and food assistance, and to bring many rural hospitals to the…
When hospitals close or cut vital services in the wake of Medicaid funding reductions, there is one very clear reason why those decisions will need to be made: Because the federal government just slashed…
Detroit factory workers wept. Church bells rang. Families gathered around radios. At the University of Michigan, Dr. Thomas Francis had just announced to the world on April 12, 1955, that the Salk vaccine to…
A typical fall Saturday afternoon in Michigan. Thousands of fans flock to stadiums in Ann Arbor, East Lansing, and other college towns to watch their favorite team play football. An ordinary scene on college…
The tide is turning when it comes to kids and smartphones. Teachers, parents and even children are realizing that having the internet in your pocket during the school day is a disaster. What algebra…
Across Michigan, county sheriffs are on the front lines of the opioid crisis. We see its tragic impacts every day — in the faces of those who come into our jails battling addiction, in…
Like many Michiganders, I’ve struggled to make sense of my medical bills. Recently, I found basic math errors on a bill. I felt a familiar dread — not just about the error, but about…