It was an unspoken rule that you couldn’t take time off unless you needed to and had coverage. But that’s what was needed to reopen Michigan schools.
“I did not raise my hand initially to run for Michigan Supreme Court and be pregnant,” Bolden, holding her now eight-week-old daughter Emerson, said. “That was not on my radar.”
As part of our mission to inform and empower voters, we’ve put together this handy list of the key matchups that you can bookmark as you make plans to vote on Nov. 8.
Voters in Michigan could decide the fate of three separate ballot issues at the general election.
As Benton Harbor water cleanup continues, activists want more assurance that tap water is safe to drink through filters. State officials say it is.
Recently proposed legislation makes clear that Republican lawmakers—including those from Michigan—would curtail reproductive freedoms if they take control of Congress. And for voters, that means the future of abortion care will be decided at the polls in November.
It is not a coincidence that Detroit Public School districts’ students fall below the state’s reading scores’ average.
School officials are scrambling to clear up rumors an elected official in Michigan is spreading. And this isn’t the first time she’s used fear or lies to shape her constituents’ beliefs. Here is the latest.
Before you head to the polls to decide which candidates are best to lead Michigan into a brighter future, it’s important to understand the basics of how to make your voice heard—including some key steps you need to take and deadlines you have to meet to cast your vote this year.
“If we don’t answer this challenge, everybody like Putin… is going to take that as carte blanche to do what they would like,” said one Michigan professor.
