Local leaders react to health care failure
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. - The fallout over health care continues. "I would say I'm disappointed in what took place," said President Trump...


Grants awarded to improve bike paths in Mid-Michigan
GENESEE COUNTY, MI (WNEM) - Thousands of dollars in grants are coming to Mid-Michigan, and that will mean upgrades to local bike paths...


We have to do better
Favicon Icon We have to do better. When policy issues are treated as silos instead of interconnected pieces of the same economic puzzle,...


Aiming to send a message, Michigan Democrats propose stronger clean energy standards
It appears free-market Republicans aren’t the only ones eager to revisit Michigan’s new energy laws that passed in December after two...


Progressive Women’s Caucus Offers Bills Ensuring Women’s Access to Reproductive Health Care
Legislators target restrictive abortion laws LANSING —Several Democratic members of the House and Senate in conjunction with the...


Ban on sanctuary cities threatens safety in Michigan
Law enforcement leaders who work to improve police-community relations to keep everyone safe deserve support, not interference from...


Michigan lawmaker wants ban on unmarried couples living together lifted
Theme Version: 20170502-140940.2.1.22 Build Type: prod Lawmaker aims to repeal law banning unmarried couples from living together in...


A New Politics of Diversity in Detroit?
On Saturday, July 22, 1967, Detroit found itself in the middle of an oppressive heat wave. In popular culture, Aretha Franklin’s...


Elected officials share information at affordable housing summit
StartFragment DETROIT — Many Detroit residents gathered at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law May 20 to attend a summit on housing...


Michigan lawmakers introduce legislation to reduce female genital mutilation in the state
House lawmakers in Lansing are currently working to halt female genital mutilation in Michigan by implementing a package of legislation...

























