News reports that beagles and monkeys were left behind at a New Jersey testing lab that went bankrupt have put Democratic candidate for Michigan governor Shri Thanedar on the defensive. He blames a creditor for any problems.
Ted Roelofs
Ted Roelofs of Kentwood, has written extensively on healthcare as well as prison and juvenile justice reform. Roelofs spent nearly three decades at the Grand Rapids Press where he covered politics, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, rural poverty and mental illness among the homeless. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin. Reach Ted at ted.roelofs@gmail.com
Posted inChildren & Families
Michigan Roulette: The rise of a deadly street opioid
A street version of fentanyl is now responsible for more overdose deaths in Michigan than prescription medications. And white, working-class communities surrounding Detroit have been hit hardest of all.
Posted inChildren & Families
For opioid addicts in Michigan, online help when no doctor is near
A clinic in Ann Arbor tackles opioid addiction with the help of the Internet
Posted inQuality of Life
Despite opioid problems, small-town Hastings, Michigan ‘a good place to be from’
Southeast of Grand Rapids, Hastings is battling opioid addiction and other challenges as it maintains its easy-going character. Bridge pays a visit during its 2018 Truth Tour.
Posted inTalent & Education
Low-income Grand Rapids preschoolers are catching up. Will Lansing notice?
A pre-K program supported by the Kellogg Foundation is getting 3- and 4-year-olds ready to start kindergarten. Expansion across Michigan would have a steep price tag, but high returns.
Posted inTalent & Education
Pre-K for all in Oklahoma: Sooner is Better
The state is a pioneer in state-funded early education for 4-year-olds. It’s now reaping the benefits.
Posted inMichigan Truth Squad
Truth Squad: Calley PAC goes on attack, misfires on ‘Shady Schuette’ ad
PAC for Lt. Gov. Brian Calley lambastes GOP governor frontrunner Bill Schuette in cartoonish ad that stretches truth.
Posted inMichigan Truth Squad
Truth Squad: Brian Calley unjustly claims credit for Michigan recovery.
Michigan lieutenant governor points to tax cuts that he says grew the economy, but his latest ad omits large swaths of his legislative history on taxes.
Posted inMichigan Truth Squad
Truth Squad: Schuette says Calley ‘failed’ Michigan, deserted GOP and Trump
Attorney General Bill Schuette releases ad blasting Lt. Gov. Brian Calley for his votes as the Republican race for governor heats up.
Posted inMichigan Truth Squad
Truth Squad: Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder takes high road in endorsing Calley
Upbeat TV ad urges Republicans to vote for lieutenant governor to “continue the comeback” in Michigan.