Lack of mental health support has come at a significant cost for Michigan...
Prior to 2018, there was no financial support for student mental health programs in the Michigan state budget. According to education advocates, this lack of investment has come at a cost with students...
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Mobile home park residents say they feel powerless against ‘predatory’...
Powerless and stuck. That’s what residents of a mobile home park in Clarkston say about their current living situation. Megan Green and her family moved into Independence Woods in January 2010 and paid...
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Michiganders owe $40 billion in student loan debt, but optimistic about...
April Boucké will leave college with around $60,000 in student loan debt. Boucké, a Waterford resident and first generation college student, graduated from Central Michigan University in 2013 with...
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Michigan sees 15% increase in traffic crashes as pandemic reinforces negative...
James Clampitt says the COVID-19 pandemic has emboldened people to drive at higher speeds, a contributor to traffic accidents across the state. Clampitt, a 24-year deputy with the Oakland County...
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Rate of Michigan veteran suicides outpaces civilians but help available
Mike Rodgers thought it was best for everyone, including his wife and children. The Weidman resident served nearly 7 years in the U.S. Army, which included a tour in Afghanistan before he was medically...
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Michigan seeing youth sport concussions decline as laws around education...
Injuries are a part of sports, but the strengthening of education and training requirements for coaches, players, and school administrators around brain injuries has led to fewer concussions. Terry...
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Michigan’s mobility future dependent on robust EV charging network
Wendy Mutch said she’s never going back to a fully gas-powered vehicle. The Novi resident purchased her 2015 Chevy Volt four years ago. She’s glad that the state, working with the private sector as...
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Teachers wanted: Michigan works to address teacher shortage
Dave Riley can remember a time when job fairs for the education sector were filled with young teachers hoping to secure a position at one of the schools in attendance. Now the opposite is true....
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Protecting Michigan’s freshwater resources
Oil was the hot commodity in the last century but that’s changing. “Now, people are recognizing that it’s water,” said Macomb County Public Works Commissioner Candice Miller, a longtime advocate for...
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Silver lining: The benefits of retirees returning to the workforce
Debra Duquette of Warren started a career as a licensed practical nurse but quit her job to take care of her elderly parents. Now, years later she finds herself at retirement age and in need of a job....
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