We need to not only better educate the public on non-opioid options but make it available to surgeons and remove barriers from our health providers.
Robert Ficano
Robert Ficano is a criminal justice professor at Wayne County Community College, and formerly served as Wayne County Sheriff and county executive.
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Opinion | As we fix Michigan’s damn roads, fix the damn funding formula
A law passed in 1951 is short-changing Michigan’s metropolitan areas, where roads are most heavily traveled.
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Opinion | Detroit tax breaks need to help neighbors, not just business empires
Former Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano urges governor candidates to consider new tax policies to help grow small businesses, rather than business titans.
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The cash-bond system has served the country since 1835. It’s finally time for a change.
For indigent defendants awaiting trial, a $1,000 bond might as well be all the money in the world, turning county jails into debtors’ prisons. Data points to a better way.