Detroit Police Department Launches Educational Initiatives with Local Colleges

The Detroit Police Department is teaming up with Cleary University and Wayne County Community College District on two educational programs...

Mental Health Initiative Will Help Fill Gaps in Treatment, Stabenow Says

A new mental health initiative in Michigan led by Sen. Debbie Stabenow is providing $26.5 million in funding to Certified...

ACLU of Michigan Calls on Department of Justice to Investigate the Taylor Police Department

The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan has filed a complaint demanding the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate 20 instances...

Michigan’s Lax Criminal Justice Data Has Dire Consequences, Says New Wayne State Study

A new report from the Center for Behavioral Health and Justice at Wayne State University’s School of Social Work details...

Conviction Does Not Make Up for Decades of Overlooked Abuse, “Surviving R. Kelly” Documentary Creator Says

Filmmaker dream hampton created the docuseries “Surviving R. Kelly” in 2019 to give voice to the survivors of R. Kelly’s...

Moderate Democrats Need to Stand Their Ground on Progressive Policies, Says Author of “Begin Again”

The current stalemate in the Democratic Party between moderates and progressives proved to be destructive after Congress failed to pass the...

The U.S., Especially the Nation’s Children, Need Extra Protection Against COVID-19, Says Chair of FDA Advisory Panel

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the emergency use of a third, so-called booster shot of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine...

Mackinac Policy Conference 2021: Gilchrist Defends Controversial Auto Insurance Law, But Says It Needs Changes

Two years ago, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the auto no-fault reform bill into law on the steps outside the Grand...

Mackinac Policy Conference 2021: GM International President Trying to Move Needle on Distracted Driving Legislation

The Kiefer Foundation, founded by General Motors International President Steve Kiefer, is devoted to ending distracted driving through education and...

Mackinac Policy Conference 2021: It’s Time to Rethink Stance on Burying Power Lines, Says One Michigan Utility Executive

Why don’t we put the power lines underground? That’s a question more Michiganders are asking these days after the summer...

Mackinac Policy Conference 2021: Improving Infrastructure Will Take Unified Action, Says Wayne County Executive Evans

Southeast Michigan residents, still dealing with the effects of severe flooding during the summer, have been calling for large infrastructure...

Rep. Rashida Tlaib on Southeast Michigan’s Failing Infrastructure

In Southeast Michigan, hardly a week goes by lately without having to contend with the disastrous implications caused by infrastructural issues of...