The storied river is beloved for by boaters and anglers alike — and one side no doubt will be unhappy by the resolution of Consumers Energy’s proposal to sell six hydroelectric dams.
On fabled Au Sable River, a fight for soul of Michigan’s holy waters
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Hospice program gives veterans final salute from fellow Michigan veterans
As Vietnam veterans age, Hospice of Michigan’s veteran volunteers honor their service.
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion | Companies are overcharging Michigan consumers. We’re fighting for you
Our legislative agenda would empower the Michigan attorney general to hold violators legally accountable for trying to profit off vulnerable Michiganders during their time of most need.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Bloody red shrimp found in Lake Superior; invader now in all 5 Great Lakes
Scientists have confirmed that the invasive bloody red shrimp has established itself in Lake Superior — the last of the five Great Lakes with an established population that could pose an ecological threat.
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion | Michigan K-12 needs an overhaul. Continuing this way is insane
Educators need to get real: Saying you’re in a good Michigan district is like saying you’re the smartest kid in remedial class. The future depends on acting quickly to reform a system that has allowed others to pass us by.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan prisons leader defends oversight of women’s prison after 3 deaths
State prison officials defended conditions and oversight at Michigan’s only women’s prison after US Rep. Debbie Dingell sought answers following the deaths of three women within a month.
Posted inThe Center for Michigan
Bridge Michigan News Quiz, June 19:Â Amazing summer
Have you paid attention to the news? Prove it by answering 10 questions about the week in news in Michigan.
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion | Rising gas, food prices’ unexpected victim: Michigan students
In a state working to improve educational attainment, strengthen its workforce and grow its economy, ensuring students have access to nutritious food is not simply the right thing to do—it is smart public policy.
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion | Michigan must build on its promise to direct care workers
Michigan has made real policy commitments to improving direct care worker wages over the past several years. That progress is worth acknowledging. What remains is the harder, less glamorous work of making the system deliver on what it has promised.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan Senate Democrats push for stricter data center energy, worker rules
Senate Democrats are pushing for new rules on hyperscale data centers they say could help consumers and the environment.