Bridge Magazine Adds Reporter Focusing On Overlooked Indigenous Issues

Indigenous communities are far too often excluded from the collective conversation around racial disparities, politics, public safety and culture. "Policy...

Wayne State Study Offers Guide to Reopening Businesses Safely

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has introduced a 6-step plan to re-start businesses that have been shut down during the coronavirus pandemic....

COVID-19 Forces Local Clerks to Confront Election Safety, Complications

The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting planning efforts for this year's August primary and November general elections. Among a number of issues...

Former U.S. Attorney: Republican-led Legislature’s Lawsuit Against Whitmer Not Likely to Prevail

Gov. Whitmer has extended the "Stay, Home, Stay Safe," executive order until May 28th, in line with the emergency declaration,...

How Our Understanding of Coronavirus Is Changing

The novel coronavirus emerged late last year, researchers believe, and our understanding of how it spreads, its effects, and what it...

Gov. Whitmer Extends “Stay Home” Order Until May 28th, Allows Manufacturing Workers to Resume Work

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has extended her "Stay Home, Stay Safe" order through May 28th.  But, the governor is allowing manufacturing...

Michigan’s GOP Legislature Suing Gov. Whitmer Over Emergency Extension

Republican’s opposition to Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has reached a new level. GOP leaders in the...

Rep. Brenda Lawrence: “COVID-19 Has Been A Plague Over Our Country”

In an effort to stem the losses imposed by the coronavirus pandemic the federal government has already spent about six-trillion...

Detroit VA Medical Center’s COVID-19 Response

Many hospitals in southeastern Michigan have seen a dramatic change in the way they operate during the coronavirus pandemic. Detroit’s...

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson on Absentee Voting Amidst a Pandemic

Communities across Michigan voted in several local elections yesterday, the state’s first test of the democratic process since the spread of...

How Justin Amash’s Third-Party Presidential Bid Could Impact the 2020 Election

Last year, West Michigan Congressman Justin Amash was the first and only Republican in the U.S. House to fully back...

Law Professor Says Congressman’s Lawsuit Against Gov. Whitmer Is “A Political Statement, Not a Legal Statement”

Michigan Congressman Paul Mitchell (MI-10) is suing Governor Gretchen Whitmer in federal court. His suit alleges that Gov. Whitmer's management of...