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The city of Detroit is launching "quick response teams" to help people with opioid addictions. Firefighters who respond to overdoses will make referrals to the teams. -
When you make the gift of your choosing to Michigan Public this Fall Fund Drive, you can choose from one of these gifts as a thank you from us! -
There is always room for concern when something coming to your community can be accurately described as toxic waste. (I'm referring to the radioactive waste, but the rhetorical waste is likely the more pressing danger.) -
The survey by the Council on American Islamic Relations finds 40% of Muslim-American voters in Michigan say they support Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein. -
Michigan State University Extension has been awarded a federal grant for a program aimed at equipping Michigan youth with mental health skills and preventing violence. -
News of nuclear waste coming to a disposal facility in southeast Michigan is raising questions about how much say the public has in hazardous waste management in their communities. Here’s what you should know about the radioactive material coming to a Michigan hazardous waste disposal facility. -
Lawmakers are hosting a town hall meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 4 to discuss public concerns about radioactive waste coming to a southeast Michigan facility. -
As Michigan schools kick off the new academic year, students will benefit from continued free meals through the Michigan School Meals program, while new cell phone bans spark mixed reactions among parents. -
Economist Betsy Stevenson discusses the effectiveness of short-term rental bans, like those targeting Airbnb, in addressing Michigan's housing affordability crisis. She offers insights into alternative policy approaches that could better balance the needs of residents and the realities of the housing market. -
We are usually better off just keeping it simple. So putting myself in a union worker's shoes, I think I'd go for a presidential candidate who didn't have a well-documented history of stiffing workers (and customers and creditors and...).
