Kate Wells
ReporterKate Wells is a Peabody Award-winning journalist currently covering public health. She was a 2023 Pulitzer Prize finalist for her abortion coverage. Wells previously co-hosted Believed, a nine-part podcast series drawing millions of downloads and numerous awards. She and co-host Lindsey Smith received the prestigious Livingston Award for Young Journalists.
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More than 1.4 million Michiganders receive food assistance through SNAP, and more than half of those are families with kids. -
Staff have been told their employment will directly transfer if they "meet the Beacon Health System employment requirements," but nurses say they haven't been told what those requirements are. -
The infected people visited several public locations, and local health officials are urging those who may have been exposed to monitor for symptoms and get vaccinated. -
Some nursing home workers allege they were fired for participating in a one-day strike last month against one of the largest nursing home operators in the state. -
The program is being continued, even as state health officials are concerned about how proposed federal cuts to SNAP benefits would affect Michiganders. -
Michigan Public's Kate Wells discusses her recent reporting on the financial pressures faced by some Planned Parenthood clinics. -
Workers have been without contracts for months, the union said. But Ciena's CEO said higher wages have already been offered. -
Most are already working, or are students or caregivers, according to state officials. But some would lose coverage because they'd fail to navigate the reporting requirements. -
New financial pressures on clinics that provide abortion are forcing some to close their doors, even in states that protect the right to abortion. -
The ruling says Michigan's voter-backed constitutional amendment means the state's abortion protections go even beyond Roe v. Wade.
