by Chalkbeat Detroit | Aug 6, 2024 | EDUCATION
BY LORI HIGGINS, CHALKBEAT DETROIT It’s almost time for the 2024-25 school year to begin, and that means one thing: Lots of back-to-school activities in Detroit are underway. They range from activities that give children a final few doses of fun before they head back...
by Kyle Kaminski | Aug 6, 2024 | RIGHTWING EXTREMISM
Republicans’ Project 2025 agenda promises sweeping changes for the federal government—and it could have a profound effect on Michiganders’ way of life. MICHIGAN—A detailed, 900-page plan to unleash an extreme, far-right agenda across the federal government if Donald...
by Associated Press | Aug 6, 2024 | VOTING
LANSING—Michigan voters on Tuesday will decide which Republican and Democratic candidates will compete in November for the state’s highly coveted open US Senate seat, in addition to several of the nation’s most competitive US House races. Many Democrats...
by Isabel Soisson | Aug 6, 2024 | NATIONAL POLITICS
As governor of Minnesota, Walz has made school lunches free for all students, created a paid family and medical leave program, increased public school funding, legalized recreational marijuana, and made abortion a fundamental right under state law. A former football...
by Lucas Henkel | Aug 5, 2024 | REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
Earlier this summer, the Michigan Court of Claims granted a preliminary injunction to temporarily lift Michigan’s 24-hour mandatory delay and other harmful restrictions for abortion—a major win for those seeking reproductive care in Michigan and another step towards...
