A look at Wayne County’s worker shortage
Wayne County does not have enough employees. One in four county jobs are vacant and more than half those positions...
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Surveyed nurses say staffing shortages are hurting patients’ health
Nurses are alarmed by their low staffing numbers in Michigan hospitals. A new poll surveying nurses finds that 71% often...
The effects of long-haul COVID and the remedies
The COVID-19 pandemic has been impacting our lives for nearly three years now. But the last major spike in hospitalizations...
The failure of the Reconstruction Era helps explain race relations in today’s America
More than 150 years ago, and for a short period of about 14 years, America tried in earnest to fulfill...
Could the new District Detroit proposal change the city for the better?
The new District Detroit proposal has many people questioning if this is necessary for the city. The project’s subsidy requests...
Human trafficking is more common than you’d think, experts say
Yesterday marked the end of National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Since it was introduced by President Obama via presidential proclamation...
How the Michigan Legislature could spend its $9 billion surplus
The legislature is currently operating with extra money. Due to federal spending, Michigan has about $9 billion in its coffers...
A look at Michigan charter schools
Charter schools make up a significant percent of student learning in the state. About 10% of K-12 students — most...
How Michigan Democrats want to reform policing
While the police misconduct that resulted in the death of Tyre Nichols occurred in Memphis, Tennessee, it’s not unique to...
Exploring Tyre Nichols’ death and how racism shows up in police work
Recently released body camera footage revealed Tyre Nichols, a Black man, being restrained and beaten by Black male police officers...
Why the effects of incarceration last long after leaving prison
Correction facilities in the U.S. are intended to rehabilitate citizens. But we know from surveys, direct reports and recidivism rates...
What ChatGPT is, and why it has some Michigan school staff concerned
ChatGPT (short for Generative Pre-training Transformer) is an increasingly popular chatbot that delivers a written, formulated response based on a prompt...