Waterfowl Hunters Paying for Michigan’s Wetland Management and Restoration
The month of May is celebrated as American Wetlands Month A report released recently looks at the health and management of...
Created Equal Podcast 03. Of Prison and Politics
WDET Being "tough on crime" is politically popular. But does it make communities safer? In 1971 a prison uprising in...
Teachers Union Can’t Force Members to Wait to Drop Out
Sascha Raiyn Teachers don’t have to wait if they want to drop out of their union. That ruling was handed...
Democrats in Lansing Call for a Voter Bill of Rights
Cheyna Roth/MPRN Democrats in Lansing have renewed their mission for a Voter Bill of Rights. State House Democrats attempted to...
Created Equal Podcast 02. Jacking the Media
WDET Who tells your story? The media tell the story of marginalized communities in America, for better or worse. On...
Created Equal Podcast 01. The Kiss
Labor unions empowered African Americans to help overcome elements of racism and move more into the middle class during...
Female Genital Mutilation Bills Move Through Senate Committee
Office of state Sen. Rick Jones Lawmakers are moving fast to ramp up prison time for female genital mutilation. Removing...
MSU Says It’s Caught Between FOIA and Interfering With Sex Assault Investigation
Cheyna Roth/MPRN Michigan State University is asking a court to decide whether it has to release police and arrest records...
Activists Try To Create Group Support for Ballot Drives
Jake Neher/WDET A small crowd that held a May Day rally in front of the state Capitol has a big...
Experts Say Outlawing Genital Mutilation Alone Can’t Stop It
Office of state Sen. Margaret O'Brien A state Senate committee holds a hearing Tuesday on bills to outlaw female genital...
What Is Privilege and Has It Changed Across Racial, Generational Lines?
Jake Neher/WDET Defining privilege can be difficult. In a modern context, discussion of privilege often centers around the idea of...
Preliminary Work Underway on Gordie Howe Bridge
“We have approximately 60% of the properties that we require on the U-S side" Three teams have been...