Pretrial release should be the default for non-violent offenses. Fixing the state’s pretrial system requires a balanced approach between the presumption of innocence and preserving public safety.
Michigan is producing more engineers and fewer English majors as a shift toward science and technology fields comes as fewer are opting for liberal arts degrees. The shift also shows more women and minorities are graduating with STEM degrees, fields long dominated by men.
For 25 years, Michigan prisoners have not been given a chance to lower their sentences based on good behavior. A prisoner’s life, as much as anyone else's life, has value; they still deserve to be treated as human with mercy and fairness.
We didn’t know back in 2017 that the city’s work would leave many homes damaged, or that we’d have to return to court 5 times to get the city to finish the job. And we never thought we’d have to write this op-ed in 2023.
Dexter is one of a number of districts joining a federal suit against the developers of Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Tik Tok, YouTube and others, contending their ‘addictive’ algorithms target vulnerable children and teens.
State officials wondered whether moving opening day from a fixed calendar date to the weekend would bring more interest to a waning sport. Turns out, Michiganders are deeply attached to the Nov. 15 tradition.
