Edith Pendell
Newsroom InternEdith Pendell is a Newsroom Intern for Michigan Public. She is a current student at the University of Michigan, where she studies political science and English, and has served as co Editor-in-Chief of The Michigan Daily. Outside of the newsroom, she loves to run, sing with her a cappella group, Heartbeat, and read about urban planning. She is also a lifelong Michigander who enjoys spending time in the state’s many natural areas.
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A proposed federal student loan rule could prohibit students attending certain college programs from getting federal loans — 16 in the state of Michigan have preliminarily been flagged. -
The “Death with Dignity Act" package would allow patients with a diagnosis of six months or less to live to request medication that would end their life. -
Under the rule, postgraduate programs could lose Federal Direct Loan access if graduates make less than those with just a high school diploma in the same state. -
So many people packed into a public meeting, the proposal was postponed. Residents say the parcel is an essential, green haven in an increasingly industrial area. -
In a filing Tuesday, the utility company applied for the increase, less than three months after the utility received approval for a $217 million rate increase request submitted last year. -
This comes as part of a broader consolidation effort that will group most churches into "pastorates" with nearby or similar churches. -
The planned closures follow Fifth Third's acquisition of Comerica Bank in February. 55 of the closing branches are former Comerica locations, while the other 20 are Fifth Third banks. -
A new study found that the Rx Kids program substantively reduced pre-term births and low birth weights, and prevented neonatal intensive care unit admissions. -
The U of M Surveys of Consumers' May 2026 index of consumer sentiment dipped to a record low in its third consecutive month of decline. -
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Michigan Medicine reached an agreement that will allow Michigan Medicine centers to remain in-network for the insurance provider.
