Michigan Legislature’s Family Leave Policies Fall Behind Rest of State
The Michigan Legislature is coming under new scrutiny for its own family leave policies for lawmakers and staffers. As part of...
Detroit Expands Vaccine Eligibility to All Adults Who Work On-Site in the City
Detroit is expanding its coronavirus vaccine program to any adult who works in the city as well as any Detroiter...
NPR’s Don Gonyea and Washington Post’s E.J. Dionne Discuss Biden Era Politics
America is at a point of transition in the COVID-19 pandemic and politically. While some leaders in Washington cling to...
The Plight of the Sky Chefs: Essential Labor in the Pandemic Age
Essential and unseen -- the caterers that make sure meals and drinks are ready for your Delta flight. Now more...
High School Sports, COVID-19 Variants Fueling Spike in New Cases in Michigan
New COVID-19 infections in the state are rising. It is being driven largely by high school sports and the presence...
Former Governor Rick Snyder Loses Challenge to Flint Water Charges
A judge has rejected a request to dismiss misdemeanor charges against a former Michigan governor in the Flint water scandal....
Whitmer Defends Decisions on Pace of Reopening and Nursing Homes
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is defending the speed at which the state has reopened gathering places such as restaurants, schools and youth...
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson on Importance of Government Transparency
It’s Sunshine Week, a special time in government each year to take a closer look at ways our governing bodies can...
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...
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...
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...