Last weekend, Ohio Governor John Kasich became the latest to say it: We may be beginning to see the end of a two-party system, he said on an ABC public affairs program, adding I'm starting to wonder if we are going to see a multi-party system at some...
In response to the Larry Nassar scandal at Michigan State University, state legislators have submitted bills to fight sexual assault. They have bi-partisan support, but the Catholic Church and the ACLU say they're concerned about one bill that would...
Governor Rick Snyder said something remarkably sane earlier this week. Actually, the fact that people noticed it is a sad indication of how sick our society is. I don't think having more guns is a good thing, he said, meaning guns in schools. This re...
Low-income, rural areas are the most vulnerable to drinking water quality violations that could affect people's health, according to a new nationwide study. Maura Allaire is the lead author of the study, and an assistant professor of urban policy and...
Let's talk about water. That's the invitation from the Michigan Humanities Council to communities and organizations around the state. The council is accepting applications for groups to host Third Coast Conversations: Dialogues about Water in Michiga...
Mass shootings, like the one last week in Florida, can leave some people feeling nervous. While mass shootings don't happen every day, car accidents and industrial accidents do. With all that in mind, hospitals around the country are putting on free...
State lawmakers might soon consider bills that would let courts temporarily take guns away from gun owners they considered to be dangerous to other people or themselves. The bills were introduced to the legislature last summer by Rep. Robert Wittenbe...
Since the massacre at a school in Parkman, Florida, Michigan schools have been responding to threats in their communities. Students in Kalamazoo drafted a petition about gun legislation that quickly got tens of thousands of signatures. Michigan Radio...
I have always been attracted to women with dark hair. If you find that statement utterly irrelevant to anything I do professionally, that's because it is. Now, I'm fortunate that a brilliant woman with dark hair loves me, and I'm sure that makes me b...
Michigan Radio is partnering with Bridge Magazine's Truth Squad project this year, as we have for each election year during the past eight years, to fact check political claims. This time, we're looking at gubernatorial candidates. Lindsay VanHulle a...
