It’s a question fundamental to democracy in Michigan: How open and accountable is our state government? On a variety of fronts, the answers are troubling.
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
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Michigan Truth Squad: Bill Schuette’s track record as attorney general
Examining the attorney general office’s lawsuits against the Environmental Protection Agency and fight for lower taxes
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Michigan Truth Squad: Abdul El-Sayed promises single-payer healthcare
A closer look at a Democratic candidate for governor’s vow to achieve universal health care in Michigan, and perhaps nationally.
Posted inChildren & Families
Price of specialty drugs spikes in Michigan
Michigan multiple sclerosis patients face a looming crisis in how to pay for medications that can cost upwards of $80,000 a year
Posted inChildren & Families
CHIP health funding for Michigan children in jeopardy
After federal funds lapse for a popular program, insurance for more than 100,000 lower-income children is in limbo.
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Need broadband in Michigan? Rural life can mean you’re out of luck
Households, students and small business in much of rural Michigan struggle with slow Internet
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Wiring rural Michigan with broadband, one home at a time
A small fiber optic firm near Grand Rapids fills in the broadband gap for rural Michigan families
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Are Michigan Dems running for governor veering too far left?
Looking to the 2018 governor’s race, some progressive Democrats worry about a repeat of how Michigan fell to Donald Trump.
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Michigan maker of Hush Puppies called on its toxic past
Residents in Kent County were exposed for decades to contaminated water, traced to waste dump belonging to Wolverine Worldwide. The Rockford company has struggled to explain its slow response.
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After Las Vegas, Michigan GOP Reps are weighing action on deadly device
The state’s Republican House members have received strong backing from the NRA. Would their vote to ban so-called bump stocks imperil that support?