Posts published in “Guest Column”

  Wayne County, which includes the city of Detroit, has long run a program where it seizes cars and cash from people police say might be involved with illegal drugs or prostitution. The problem? Most…

  At a recent presentation to the Growing Michigan Together Council, we delivered this message: Either Michigan gets younger and better educated or Michigan will continue to get older and poorer. Specifically, we argued that…

  Michigan is in the midst of big moves to solidify its transition to clean energy, with several pieces of legislation that would codify the MI Healthy Climate Plan, with a goal of the state’s…

  Games of Four Square unfolded daily on the playground at Havel Elementary. At the time, I was focused on was having fun. But looking back now, I know Four Square was much more than…

  One of the most prevalent food containers in the United States is the corrugated cardboard pizza box. Michiganders should be familiar with this as Little Caesar’s and Domino’s — two of the biggest pizza…

  When there was a change in leadership in Michigan’s legislature earlier this year, hope rose again in the hearts of citizens who want a more transparent state government. Maybe, it was thought by those…

  For anyone who has been a patient or a family member of one, you know the profound impact nurses have on the healthcare experience. They save lives, hold hands, encourage and comfort patients and…

For more than 100 years, we at the League of Women Voters of Michigan have worked to advance a democracy where every person has the desire, right and knowledge to participate and have their voice…

California and Texas: two states often seen as polar opposites, with one led by liberal Democrats and the other by conservative Republicans. While they may differ on many fronts, they share a commonality — both…