How Pandemic Politics Have Made Public Health Response More Difficult

Throughout the pandemic, one of the biggest challenges for public health officials has been the state -- and nation’s -- toxic political...

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...

Watch Live: Biden Marks 1 Year Of Coronavirus Pandemic

President Biden is giving the first prime-time address of his presidency to mark one year of the coronavirus pandemic, a...

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...

As COVID-19 Vaccinations Slowly Increase in Michigan, Whitmer Optimistic End Is in Sight

One year after Michigan detected its first COVID-19 infection, the coronavirus still controls policy in the state.  In an address Wednesday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer acknowledged...

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...

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan Talks Jobs, Equity, Vaccination Strategy and More in State of the City

In a long, wide-ranging State of the City Address -- that at times sounded like a campaign rally -- Detroit...

Duggan Walks Back Initial Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Rejection. But Is Damage Already Done?

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan caused a bit of an uproar last week when he said he was declining 6,200 doses of...

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson Says Evidence Is ‘Abundantly Clear’ Results of 2020 Election Were Accurate

It’s been four months since the November election, and we are still living through the largest disinformation campaign targeting our electoral...