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Jocelyn Benson targets ‘dark money’ in Michigan transparency plan
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (1215+ words) LANSING " Michigan gubernatorial candidate Jocelyn Benson on Friday unveiled a far-reaching plan to shine more light on the influence of money in politics and expand public access to government records." "If we enact new laws in Michigan to require greater…...
Opinion | Cancer patients like me need 340B drug-pricing reform that puts us first
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (621+ words) When I was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer at 36, my world changed overnight. My focus shifted from my family and career to the terrifying question of whether I was going to live. Then, the next terrifying question: How will I…...
Sparing 8,000 doctors, Michigan lawmakers reach medical compact deal
17+ hour, 55+ min ago (772+ words) LANSING " Michigan legislative leaders say they've reached a deal that will allow an estimated 8,000 doctors to continue practicing medicine across the state, putting an abrupt end to months of consternation over the fate of upcoming medical treatments for thousands." The…...
Michigan boosts bed capacity in ‘horribly underserved’ mental health system
22+ hour, 57+ min ago (619+ words) Families, patients, providers and lawmakers have increasingly called attention to the state's "lack of service" for thousands of residents in need of mental health crisis care." But signs of improvement are slowly emerging. Recently announced projects would add more than…...
A law meant to clean Michigan’s air now costs the state billions with little oversight
1+ day, 24+ min ago (1405+ words) Over the last decade, Michigan municipalities have given more than a billion dollars in local tax breaks to industrial companies to keep the air clean." But the reductions often haven't fully materialized: The companies receiving the tax breaks have been…...
Michigan’s heavy industry receives hundreds of millions of dollars to control pollution. When they don’t, they keep the savings.
20+ hour, 8+ min ago (1701+ words) Growing up in River Rouge, Ebony Elmore remembers seeing thick gas clouds form in the sky every time it would rain. No matter the weather, there was a constant smell in the air from the heavy industry near her house....
Photog on devastation of Michigan synagogue attack: ‘Worst fears come true’
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (331+ words) Investigators say no Temple Israel staff or children were injured when Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, a naturalized US citizen from Lebanon, armed himself with a rifle and loaded his truck full of fireworks and gasoline before ramming his truck through the…...
Opinion | Strengthening rural governance in Michigan
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (428+ words) Data centers, solar farms, megasites for manufacturing. Some of Michigan's biggest news headlines point to game-changing economic trends like these with the potential for huge statewide impacts." But behind these headlines is another story, about the communities they're centered in....
Michigan prison art program helps inmates find voice — and hope
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (928+ words) ANN ARBOR " At first glance, the small colored drawing by Kushawn Miles El reads like a comic strip. But it is actually a record of survival " one man's attempt to reclaim his story after decades behind bars. The piece " "Inside…...
Opinion | Informed voting requires judicial transparency in Michigan
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (706+ words) Samantha K. Hallman is a lecturer in Health and Human Services at the University of Michigan-Dearborn and plaintiff in a First Amendment lawsuit against Oakland County circuit and district courts. John T. Kulesz, is an attorney, counselor and facilitator of the Constitution…...