Apr 28 Why Arab Americans are pushing for a ‘Middle East or North African’ category on the census By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang The federal proposal for a separate MENA category would lead to more accurate federal data collection for Arab Americans. Continue reading
Apr 05 Gov. Whitmer strikes 1931 abortion ban from Michigan constitution By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation Wednesday repealing Michigan's abortion ban from 1931 that made it a crime to assist in an abortion. Continue reading
Mar 24 Michigan becomes 1st state in decades to repeal ‘right-to-work’ law By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed legislation to repeal the state's decade-old "right-to-work" law, which was passed by a Republican-controlled Legislature. Continue reading
Mar 04 Heavy snow blankets Northeast again as storm cleanup begins in South By Bruce Schreiner, David Sharp, Corey Williams, Associated Press The winter-weary Northeast and upper Midwest were digging out Saturday from another round of heavy snowfall while cleanup began in battered parts of the South and Midwest after a sprawling storm system produced ferocious winds that left widespread damage and caused multiple… Continue reading
Mar 01 Democrat-controlled Michigan Senate votes to protect LGBTQ rights By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press Michigan senators have voted to expand the state's civil rights law to include the LGBTQ community and prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. Continue reading
Feb 27 5 days after severe ice storm, some in Michigan still lack power By Ed White, Associated Press A new storm teeming with freezing rain and strong winds is socking Michigan. It's a fresh challenge for crews that have been trying to restore electricity to thousands of people who have been in the dark since ice snapped lines… Continue reading
Feb 26 Crews work to restore power in Michigan while California gets a breather from winter storm By Rick Callahan, Christopher Weber, Associated Press Some Michigan residents faced a fourth straight day in the dark Sunday as crews continued working to restore power to more than 200,000 homes and businesses in the Detroit metropolitan area following last week's ice storm. Continue reading
Feb 20 Watch 5:35 Election deniers hold critical positions in Republican politics despite national rejection By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura Over the weekend, Republicans in the key state of Michigan voted to make a well-known election denier their new party chairman. Kristina Karamo ran on her doubts of the 2020 election process and her refusal to concede her own loss… Continue watching
Feb 17 ‘Run, Fight, Hide.’ Inside the 4 hours of lockdown at Michigan State University By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang, Courtney Norris In the days following the shooting, the circle of grief and trauma radiated out far beyond the current 50,000 registered students at MSU. As the most populous university in the state, and one of the largest in the U.S., most… Continue reading
Feb 14 3 students dead after Michigan State University shooting By Joey Cappelletti, Ken Kusmer, Associated Press A gunman who opened fire at Michigan State University killed three students and wounded five. The shooter eventually killed himself, police announced early Tuesday. Continue reading