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...

Is the Line 5 Tunnel a Bridge to Michigan’s Energy Future or a Bad Deal?

The Canadian pipeline company Enbridge Energy plans to spend a $500 million building a 4-mile-long tunnel to encase the part...

Rep. Elissa Slotkin Zeroes In On Domestic Terrorism: “The Greatest Threat to Our National Security”

In recent years, we've learned the extent to which right wing extremism has been on the rise in America. That...

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...

GOP Efforts to Make Voting Harder Underway in Michigan

The nationwide effort to make voting harder after the November election has come to Michigan. GOP lawmakers in the state...

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...

Ron Weiser Makes Misogynistic Remarks about Michigan’s Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General

Ron Weiser, the chairman of the Michigan Republican Party, made misogynistic comments about Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Attorney General Dana Nessel and joked...

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....

Gilbert Family Foundation, Rocket Community Fund’s $500M Initiative Aims To Erase Tax Debt for Low-Income Detroiters

Billionaire and Quicken Loans co-founder Dan Gilbert is leading an effort to erase property tax debt for thousands of Detroit...