State Democratic leader introduces competing gas relief plan
Legislation introduced this week in the Michigan Senate would suspend sales tax collection on fuel through the end of...
Here’s how to manage climate change anxiety
The fires, floods and droughts brought on by climate change can have devastating consequences. Just watching it happen can spur...
Michigan Legislature adopts budget bill with billions for clean water, infrastructure
A $4.8 billion budget bill that includes spending on water cleanup, infrastructure and expanded broadband internet is on its...
The pros and cons of permanent daylight saving time
The U.S. Senate recently voted unanimously to end the twice-yearly time shifts and make daylight saving time permanent. Experts...
The laws targeting the queer community in Florida and beyond
In Florida, the state legislature passed a bill restricting discussion of gender and sexuality in school. The bill, which...
An explainer of the Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Supreme Court confirmation hearings
If confirmed, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson would be the first African American woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme...
Why doctors have stood against universal health care — and why that could be changing
Many in this country struggle to understand their health care plan, and feel they don’t have much agency in...
The good and bad of auto insurance changes
Michigan drivers will soon get a refund on their auto insurance payments. As part of the weekly series MichMash,...
Gov. Whitmer vetoes Republicans’ $2.5B tax cut legislation
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday vetoed Republicans’ proposal to permanently cut the state income tax,...
City of Detroit is investing $45 million to renovate and reopen recreation centers
The City of Detroit is investing $45 million to renovate eight recreation centers and open three more. The money includes...
Evaluating the expanded Child Tax Credit
The amount the United States invests in children is low compared to other developed countries — with little to no...
Ahead of Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade, groups plan to put abortion rights on the November ballot
Multiple cases to be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court this year could radically change abortion access across the...