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President Obama says he is committed to Flint during Detroit visit

        Last Saturday when filmmaker/activist Michael Moore staged a protest rally in his hometown of Flint in front of City Hall, one of  his most...

Snyder’s State of the State an improvement, but by how much

It was without a doubt the most important and most anticipated State of the State address of  Gov. Rick Snyder's career as the state's...

Flint, the inevitable tragedy

Marvin Gilliam sits comfortably in his living room, not appearing particularly concerned or worried about the Flint water crisis that has been dominating local,...

Senators respond to damning Joint Center diversity report

(NNPA)—Long before December’s damning report from the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies that revealed a stunning lack of diversity among top staff...

Uninformed voters are best, according to Michigan legislature

Why be so sneaky about it? If they don't want the electorate to be well-informed about the issues, why doesn't the Michigan legislature just say they...

Detroit City Council amplifies weed restrictions, but is that best?

Not much of a surprise that Detroit City Council voted to significantly tighten restrictions on local weed dispensaries. From the Detroit Free Press: "The Detroit...

Republican opposition to straight ticket voting is opposition to Detroit voters

You know the holiday season has seriously kicked in when the Republicans in the Michigan House come bearing bags of coal, telling you it's...

Michigan officials announce plans to revitalize cities and neighborhoods

New Flexibility Makes Up to $2 Billion Available to Help Continue Blight Removal Efforts   U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI)...

Rep. Lawrence joins fight to remove weapons of war from our communities

  Rep. Brenda Lawrence (MI-14) today joined U.S. David N. Cicilline (D-RI) and other gun violence prevention advocates to introduce the Assault Weapons Ban of...

Southwest Solutions receives grant to continue veterans' support services

 As the nation works to end veteran homelessness, Southwest Solutions is receiving significant federal funding to continue its program that has proven effective in...

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