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This can be done – but first we need to get it out of the governor’s head that a roads plan must
come with raising taxes.
Michigan’s small businesses are under threat. The Earned Sick Time Act puts thousands of them at risk of scaling back or even shutting down.
Our community is dedicated to maintaining the natural beauty that surrounds us. The thought of this pollution creeping into our beloved rivers and lakes is alarming.
Nearly all policy discussions center around increasing road funding without aiming to use it better.
Nobody is immune to becoming homeless. Instead of dismissing the homeless, let’s promote a culture of love and service.
The Michigan Department of Education’s most important legislative priorities for 2025 include more in-person instruction time for students, increased funding, expansion of career and technical education and boosting the number of certified teachers in areas of shortage.
The DNR is following normal procedure when it comes to the possible lease of state forest land near Gaylord for a solar farm. It’s hardly a ‘secret’ process.
The Rx Kids program offers a promising approach to improve public health and alleviate poverty, but additional tools are needed to fully address the complex challenges facing Michigan families.
It is clear that global leadership does not value biodiversity. Why is that? One possible reason is that biodiversity loss has received only scant attention from the media and the public is hardly aware of the issue or knows why it matters.
We have the solutions right now to create more resilient grids, keep costs low and consistent and keep the lights on through severe storms. We can do that through locally owned, clean energy grids.
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