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As Flint's water crisis unfolded, there was a lot of news about decisions made by top level officials.The decision to switch the city's drinking water…

Preliminary findings from Michigan’s independent Auditor General give more details about the Flint water crisis.In a letter to State Senator Jim Ananich,…

Raw tests scores can't give you a full picture of student academic achievement. There are many other factors that figure into how students learn. That's…

Lawmakers have ideas for how to ensure there is not a repeat of the Flint water crisis.A report released Wednesday by State Sen. Jim Stamas, R-Midland,…

Legislation that would allow faith-based adoption agencies to refuse to work with LGBT couples or anyone else based on moral or religious grounds is…

After years of failed attempts at cleaning up the dead zones, the Chesapeake Bay, once a national disgrace, is teeming with wildlife again. But success is fragile, and it might be even more so now.

Most Detroit firefighters should get a pay bump as soon as next month,Under a tentative deal struck by Mayor Mike Duggan and the fire union, firefighters…

The late, distinctively melodic jazz trumpeter and composer Kenny Wheeler was quietly influential to generations of musicians. From the Pacific Northwest, two acolytes reimagine his catalog.

Asbestos popped up a few times in the news this week.The Detroit Free Press published an investigative piece about how the quick pace of demolitions of…

The Next IdeaWe live in a world of stereotypes, as disappointing as that can be sometimes.Here’s one of them: black women never take any guff from anyone…