Paul Krugman on COVID-19 Relief, Poverty and the Future of America’s Economy
Last week President Joe Biden made history by signing the highly anticipated and hotly contested $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill...
How Pandemic Politics Have Made Public Health Response More Difficult
Throughout the pandemic, one of the biggest challenges for public health officials has been the state -- and nation’s -- toxic political...
New COVID-19 Relief Package Could Lift More Than 100,000 Michigan Kids Out of Poverty
The new $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package signed into law by President Biden last week is set to dispense aid for vaccine...
Sierra Club and Environment Michigan File Notice of Intent To Sue AK Steel
In 2015, AK Steel reached a $1.3 million settlement with the U.S. and the State of Michigan, stemming from dozens of...
DDOT and SMART Resume Bus Fare Collections, But Pandemic Safety Rules Still Apply
The coronavirus pandemic changed many aspects of life, including the way people get around. Michigan confirmed its first cases of COVID-19...
Michigan To Expand Eligibility for COVID-19 Vaccine to All Residents 16 and Older Starting April 5
As federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic ramps up with a mass vaccination site set to open at Ford Field this month, Michigan is expanding...
Online Grocery Store Delivers Michigan-Grown Foods
The need to socially distance has caused many people to begin using online grocery services. In normal times, Michigan-made, locally sourced groceries...
Clark Orwick, Who Performed As Ded Bob at Michigan Renaissance Festival, Has Passed Away
The performer best known as Ded Bob, who performed for decades at the Michigan Renaissance Festival, has passed away. Paul...
Meet Effa Manley, the First and Only Woman Inducted Into the National Baseball Hall of Fame
The existence of the Negro Leagues not only created space for Black players to rise in the game of baseball....
State Sen. Jeremy Moss: Expect Reckoning in Michigan Legislature on LGBTQ Protections This Year
For years, LGBTQ Michiganders have faced discrimination in public life due to the structure of the state’s civil rights law....
One Year Later, Dr. Joneigh Khaldun Reflects on Michigan’s COVID-19 Response
We have come upon the one-year anniversary of the first confirmed coronavirus cases here in Michigan. It’s been a challenging...
“In My Own Moccasins: A Memoir of Resilience” Unfolds Helen Knott’s Route to Recovery and Healing
Tenille Campbell Within the opening pages of "In My Own Moccasins: A Memoir of Resilience," Helen Knott, an Indigenous poet and...