Hispanic women in Michigan earn barely half the income of non-Hispanic white males.
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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Jobs flooding to West Michigan, though wages still lag
West Michigan leads the way in Michigan jobs recovery, while the state as a whole still trails the nation.
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Jobs get even scarcer in rural Michigan
Michigan rural counties struggle with jobs loss.
Posted inMichigan Government
With roads measure crushed, a search for Plan B
With the resounding defeat of Proposal 1 on Tuesday, it's unclear how Michigan's deteriorating roads will be fixed.
Posted inMichigan Government
What NOT to post on Facebook: Jokes about prison rape, when you’re in charge of preventing prison rape
A social media post by a prison rape coordinator may serve to underscore allegations that the state is insensitive to young inmates’ rape claims.
Posted inMichigan Government
Similar accounts in suit over alleged teen prison rapes pose challenge to state's defense
The full deposition testimony of seven teenage inmates is notable for its graphic consistency, producing a damning portrait of institutional indifference within Michigan’s prisons.
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‘New fish’ ‒ One teen inmate’s account of alleged sexual assault
The inmate known as John Doe 3 says the abuse began from the moment he entered adult prison.
Posted inSuccess
Kalamazoo – the city that runs
Borgess Run Camp in Kalamazoo has persuaded more than a thousand out-of-shape residents to hit the streets
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Three tips for getting your community off the couch
Grand Rapids is following the Borgess model to get its residents running. Follow these guidelines and your city can do the same.
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Poverty in paradise: Halting the exodus of young workers from northern Michigan
After growing up in Pure Michigan, millennials say they must leave a land they love to fulfill their career ambitions. Second of two parts.