Posts published in “Guest Column”

  To borrow from Michigan’s motto, if you seek to site solar panels on our pleasant peninsulas, look about you… to the rooftops and “brownfields” all around us. Opportunity abounds in these underutilized spaces, where…

  For the first time in decades, Michigan lawmakers last year fully funded local public health in Michigan. We hope they do it again in 2025. For over 30 years, the state shorted its statutorily…

This restaurant owner supports Michigan’s scheduled increases in minimum wage, tipped wage, and paid time off for her employees. As I watch the debate over legislation intended to weaken the planned worker gains, I am…

  Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping society — from health care and finance to education and our federal workforce. As AI technology advances, Generation Z, those born between 1997 and 2012, also known as Gen…

  Last October, I drove across the state to talk to high school students. I wanted to ask students about their aspirations for their lives after high school, and what schools should be doing to…

Eric Paul Dennis and Robert Schneider Michigan’s 2025 legislative session has kicked off with a familiar theme: “Fix the damn roads.” While both Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and House Speaker Matt Hall have identified road funding…

  Following a year with significant legislative victories for children in Michigan, we need to continue improving public education in Michigan. As we advocate for improved education laws on behalf of our students, the Michigan…

Public transportation in Michigan is once again on people’s minds, as groups ranging from the Growing Michigan Together Council to climate workgroups to business leaders have called for improvements to Michigan’s transit systems. This spring,…

  A year ago, Rx Kids, an innovative “cash prescription” program, launched in Flint. The program provides parents with a one-time payment of $1,500 during pregnancy and $500 monthly for the first year after birth.…