Michigan is expanding education programs in a bid to reduce recidivism. Nearly 4,000 inmates completed vocational or academic courses in 2025, up from 2,400 in 2020.
More Michigan prisoners than ever are getting educations, job training
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion | Michigan is paying industrial livestock operations to keep polluting our air, water
Digesters are often proposed as an environmentally friendly way to manage and repurpose manure for energy, but they’re not the climate solution they’re often heralded to be. Yet the federal and state governments are pouring public money into them.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Opponents worry over tunnel construction as Line 5 report released
A geologic report released recently as part of the permitting process has Line 5 opponents worried about safety and the environment if Enbridge goes forward with its pipeline tunnel in the Straits of Mackinac. Enbridge said the data’s been out there for years and construction can happen safely.
Posted inOutdoors Life
More people fishing in Michigan as state considers license fee hikes
Today marks the first day of the 2026 fishing season, which means anglers need a new license and need to pay attention to some notable regulation changes.
Posted inMichigan Government
Is ballot ‘curing’ a new secret weapon for Michigan campaigns?
A close mayoral election in 2025 shows how campaigns can earn more votes by reminding voters to fix issues with their signatures on absentee ballot envelopes.
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Opinion | The Working Families Tax Cuts are delivering relief for Michigan parents
Raising a family is expensive, but the Working Families Tax Cuts are helping lower costs for Michigan parents, from the essentials like groceries and diapers to child care and more.
Posted inMichigan Government
Jocelyn Benson: Michigan will fight Trump order limiting mail-in voting
Trump’s new order aims to restrict mail-in voting and create a national voter list. ‘I will take swift action to fight this illegal order in court,’ said Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.
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Opinion | Michigan’s rural health care crisis is being ignored
Michigan is set to receive over $173 million in federal funding to improve health care access, but creative accounting allows major population centers to pilfer these resources and, once again, leave rural communities behind.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Supreme Court ruling puts Michigan’s ‘conversion therapy’ ban in jeopardy
A federal appeals court ruling in December blocked Michigan’s law meant to protect LGBTQ+ youth from taking effect. The state’s law faces significant challenges following the US Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a similar ban in Colorado.
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Opinion | Let’s recognize historic moon flight by Grand Rapids native Christina Koch
Even though one of the Artemis II mission’s astronauts is from our region, there has been little media attention highlighting that fact. While our local astronauts of the 1960s-1990s are revered and respected, let’s also recognize Christina Koch.