Posts published in “Guest Column”

The issue of child care is a big one for Michigan families. Access is a key component and we have been losing that fight. The number of available care providers in Michigan is down 30…

Twelve years ago, in the midst of an economic crisis, lawmakers in Lansing agreed to a controversial plan to bail them out of a budgetary mess by using Michigan’s School Aid Fund — money intended…

In Michigan, there are four-year olds who get off to a great start in the state’s Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) pre-school. There are others who get a head start through the federal Head Start…

On Tuesday, May 25, the Michigan Senate Education and Career Readiness Committee held a hearing on SB 218. This bill proposes that high school athletes would be required to compete on the team that aligns…

As a physical therapist for more than 20 years, I have heard thousands of personal stories from my patients. Unfortunately, I have also witnessed the detrimental effects caused by a lack of health care access.…

I’m a 28-year-old emergency medicine resident with Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids. I have fought this virus on the front lines, not only as a healthcare worker, but as a patient. I’m here to tell…

The Michigan Supreme Court has revived an innocuous-sounding and arcane legal concept that prevents our state government from protecting the public health, the environment, worker health and safety, and much more. The concept is based…

Michigan’s Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission is at a critical point, readying for its first of many public hearings it is required to hold to gain valuable input from Michiganders across the state as it prepares…

When the Biden Administration penned the American Jobs Plan, they certainly had Michigan in mind. American-made EVs, expanding rural broadband and upgrading roads, water and sewer systems are all right up our alley. Here’s another…