What You Need To Know as Michigan Enters Third Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic
More of Michigan's population is getting vaccinated as the rollout picks up steam in Detroit and across the state. Despite this,...
Stabenow Highlights Big Investment in Mental Health Coming to Michigan
The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan is chock-full of policy aimed at helping the country's most economically vulnerable. Much has...
More Than 1,000 Homeowners Apply for Assistance From New Gilbert Detroit Property Tax Fund
Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert recently unveiled a very ambitious goal to eliminate the property tax burden for up to 20,000...
Why Michigan Schools Are Losing So Many Teachers
Teacher turnover is the phenomenon when schools continually lose teachers, or when teachers leave the profession entirely. In Michigan, more than 1 in 6...
Detroit Students Struggle To Earn Degrees Despite Financial Help
Detroit youth face significant challenges when it comes to successfully graduating from high school and attending college. For decades, it's been an issue...
Belle Isle Conservancy Gears Up For Earth Week With Pandemic-Friendly Changes To Annual Island Cleanup
Earth Week is just a couple of weeks away and environmental groups all along the Detroit River are gearing up...
Recent Mass Shootings Reinvigorate Gun Debate Nationwide and Here in Michigan
With two mass shootings in as many weeks, it seems as though the conversation about gun control legislation and real...
Supporters Hope Infrastructure Spending Can Help Reduce Inequality in Michigan
The new focus on a massive infrastructure spending plan in Washington has big implications here in Michigan. As part of...
Anti-Asian Racism Is Nothing New, Sen. Stephanie Chang Says, But Now There’s a ‘Renewed Sense of Urgency’ To Take Action
Over the last year, America has seen a significant rise in anti-Asian hate and discrimination, including recent high-profile incidences of...
Heather McGhee On What Poverty And Racism Costs All of Us
“We all do better when we all do better.” It’s a quote made famous by the late progressive Minnesota Sen....
Michigan Sees Virus Surge, But Tighter Restrictions Unlikely
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan, which not long ago had one of the country’s lowest COVID-19 infection rates, is confronting...
There’s a Wine for Everyone in Chris Hunter’s World
Subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts: Apple Podcast — Spotify — Google Play — Stitcher — TuneIn — NPR Most people don’t have refined pallets for wine ... yet. That’s...