Guest Commentary

Every kid deserves to feel safe and supported in school, and I am proud that we have come together to deliver a budget that gives every kid an opportunity to succeed.

If we allow a small but vocal group of people to dictate to the rest of us what we should read, view, or say, particularly when they use scare tactics and intimidation to get what they want, it will be a death knell for our free society.

In Detroit, AT&T invested nearly $150 million in our wired and wireless networks from 2019 to 2021, and our fiber deployment here has been equitable.

No other state gives out hundreds of millions in cash over the short term. That’s what Michigan does.

Unless irresponsible tobacco and nicotine retailers are held accountable, raising the age to 21 is almost entirely ineffective.

It’s our responsibility to support young people to understand that education after high school is both a norm and a necessity for their future.

We need to treat the internet as the necessity that it has become and that starts with corporate accountability and making broadband access equitable and affordable.

Here's to the families like mine that are enjoying what I’m sure feels like the best summer ever thanks to this vaccine, and the incredible researchers and medical professionals who made it possible.

If policymakers really wanted new special ed funds to help students with special needs, they could have required schools to use the dollars to supplement their special education budgets.

My Detroit court is implementing procedures and standards to ensure that the use of unaffordable bail is limited to the rare cases where someone accused of a crime presents a real flight risk or danger to the public.

It’s time to allow universities across our state to deliver a better, more modern experience for college sports fans in Michigan.

There are many opportunities for the energy future of Michigan. Focusing where the state has a natural advantage will keep energy bills more reasonable as the transition away from fossil fuels continues.

The four children shot dead in their high school in Oxford last year are of equal worth as each of the more than 1.5 million children whose lives ended in abortion in Michigan since Roe v. Wade was decided.

The 2020 elections made clear that political parties, through the state’s archaic canvassing boards, exert potentially dangerous control over Michigan’s process for certifying results.

While businesses are scrambling for more college-educated graduates, many in Michigan find that the state’s disinvestment makes college unattainable.

Michigan’s parks and natural areas are part of the fabric of our state, and we should take advantage of this unprecedented opportunity to assure the ability to care for them forever.

Experts say Kellogg’s move makes sense for the survival and future of the company and stockholders, but it’s a very bitter pill to swallow here in Cereal City.

A growing number of states have pilot projects underway testing mileage-based user fees. Michigan should join them and get ahead of the looming gas tax breakdown.

The significant amount of additional federal funding the state received, combined with the budget surplus the state has this year, make funding of our talent needs possible in short order.

The Michigan Legislature and motorists can help make sure everyone gets home safe at the end of their day.