Michigan State University Researchers Recall Harrowing Effort to Evacuate 77 Afghan Scholars
Michigan State University had dozens of people in Afghanistan affiliated with the university when the country fell to the Taliban...
Rep. Andy Levin Says Democrats Will Pass Build Back Better and Infrastructure Legislation
President Biden is visiting Michigan on Tuesday to promote his bipartisan infrastructure bill and the larger "Build Back Better" package, which represents...
Benton Harbor’s Water Crisis Finally Starting to Get More Attention After Three Years
For three years, residents of Benton Harbor have been dealing with contaminated drinking water, and it seems to be getting worse. Last month,...
Gov. Whitmer Vetoes Legislation That Aims to Change Michigan’s Election Laws
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Sunday vetoed four bills designed to be the lead attempts to change the state’s election laws. Speaking during the Detroit NAACP’s...
What You Need to Know as We Head Into Our Second Winter of COVID-19
The United States has reached yet another grim milestone in this pandemic. More than 700,000 Americans have now died from COVID-19....
Michigan House Democratic Leader: “You Can’t Undo the Public Health Code in the Budget”
Earlier this week, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the $70 billion 2022 fiscal year state budget into law. FY22 is considered...
Whitmer Signs Budget Deal, Vetoes Money for Anti-Abortion Efforts
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed the final bills of a budget deal with the Legislature in time to meet the deadline...
What the U.S. Constitution Says and Doesn’t Say About Truth
The U.S. Constitution doesn’t mention the word “truth.” But the document does rely on Americans to seek it. "Misinformation is...
Whitmer to Veto Restrictions on Local Government COVID-19 Orders
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will veto language in a budget bill that would punish local health departments that issue COVID-19 mask...
Former Michigan Democratic and GOP Chairs Launch Drive to Change Electoral College
A pair of former Democratic and Republican party leaders have teamed up to change how Michigan participates in the Electoral...
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...