Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson on Importance of Government Transparency
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Peters Says “We Have To Reassess the Filibuster” If GOP Won’t Act in Good Faith
Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) says it might be time to "reassess" the filibuster in the U.S. Senate if Republicans continue...
Metro Detroit Faith Leaders On Power of Pope’s Recent Visit To Iraq
Last week, Pope Francis made a historic trip to Iraq, impacting many communities in metro Detroit. The first-ever papal visit to...
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...
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...
Number of Women Nominated To Biden’s Cabinet Makes History, But Is It Enough?
President Biden has nominated the most diverse Cabinet in U.S. history. Five women have already been confirmed by the Senate,...
Why Rep. Deb Haaland’s Nomination To Lead Interior Department Is Groundbreaking for Indigenous Population
Rep. Deb Haaland has been nominated by President Joe Biden to lead the U.S. Department of the Interior. While some GOP...
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...
Created Equal: Latino USA’s Maria Hinojosa On Her Memoir, “Once I Was You”
Season Three of the podcast Created Equal explores “Writers on Race: From Ralph Ellison to Colson Whitehead,” and features some of the most...
It’s Been One Year Since Michigan’s First Confirmed COVID Case
One year ago today, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called a late-night press conference just hours after Michigan’s presidential primary election. The state...
So You’re Vaccinated. What Can You Actually Do Now?
It's been one year since COVID-19 cases were reported in Michigan, and now more than 2,600,000 doses of the COVID-19...