In the tool box that political reporters drag to work each day, the most important one is the chance to ask politicians questions, on behalf of you, especially at election time. So what's the worst thing that has happened to block scribes from using that tool? Is it: 1. Zoom. 2. Zoom or 3. ...
It feels like just yesterday that America lost Charlie Kirk. I remember every detail vividly. Charlie and I were in daily contact that week, as he prepared for his next national campus speaking tour. I was part of an intimate Zoom meeting he had organized the night prior to its first stop, at Utah Valley University. Less than 24 hours later, it was the site of his murder. Everything about the assassination was astonishing: the unconscionable security failure from the campus police and Charlie's detail, the fact he was killed while modeling robust and respectful debate, the ...
Families across our communities are already struggling with the rising costs of health care, child care, and aging and disability care. At the same time, our country faces serious shortages of workers who provide this essential care. Yet instead of investing in care and stability, immigration policies are putting these workers—and the families who depend on them—at risk. Losing trusted caregivers can deepen workforce shortages, disrupt care for children, older adults, people with disabilities, and patients, weaken local economies, and increase costs for families. Dreamers and TPS ...
In the aftermath of the revelation that APS school board member Monica Dziesinski hired an elite, down-state law firm to influence the outcome of the school board recall, there is a question that lingers in that stinky airspace. Many community members have wondered where the money came from to fund an expense of this magnitude. Estimates are that level of legal advice likely came with a $10,000-20,000 price tag. We should all pause on that thought for a moment. Did Dziesinski have an extremely successful bake sale or did she have a benefactor? If Dziesinski had a benefactor it would ...
For those who remember the way savagery shattered serenity on Sept. 11, 2001, the last 25 years haven't dimmed the memory of the evil that occurred that day. One remembers the photos of the missing, murdered plastered on Manhattan's buildings and street poles and The New York Times obituaries ...
This week, the Michigan League for Public Policy released a report to coincide with the Labor Day holiday. The goal was to share a current snapshot of Michigan’s labor force and advocate for ways to better support the workers who make up the backbone of our state’s economy. The report ...
