Snyder proposes cut for private, homeschooled students
Lansing – House Republicans are pushing back against a budget proposal from Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder to cut and cap state funding for...
At Detroit meeting, hints of a possible softer approach to closing schools
One of Governor Snyder’s key advisors says “there’s no way in the world” the state will close 38 “failing” schools this year. That’s what...
Lack of high-speed Internet in rural Michigan spurs new legislation
ANN ARBOR, MI - State Rep. Donna Lasinski, D-Scio Township, wants to see an expansion of high-speed Internet services into some of...
State Senate and House Work to Eliminate “Tampon Tax”
Some lawmakers argue feminine hygiene products are as essential as food and medication, which aren’t taxed. The so-called “tampon tax”...
He said he would go after "bad hombres." This order allows him to go after soccer moms.
For the past several days, there have been many, many stories about President Trump’s actions on refugee policy, and his administration’s...
Rep. Donna Lasinski introduces Michigan FOIA reform legislation
ANN ARBOR, MI - State Rep. Donna Lasinski, D-Scio Township, says she wants to increase the public's trust in Michigan's elected leaders....
Progressive Women’s Caucus Elects its 2017-18 Leadership
Rep. Stephanie Chang to lead the caucus; additional officers named LANSING — State Rep. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit) has been elected to...
Immigrants in Michigan: Trump orders 'tear our families apart'
Her eyes welling up, a 28-year-old mother of three in Detroit said she was worried that her life in America could end as President Donald...
After Women’s March, Metro Detroiters ‘ready to fight’
Hundreds of people who packed the Atwater Brewery on Thursday evening simultaneously shouted their intentions for the next four years:...
UPDATED: Local and statewide women's marches emulate that of D.C.
Thousands of protesters marched through Ann Arbor to the Diag to participate in the Women’s March Saturday afternoon, in support of...
