Author: Great Lakes Commission
Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader, paved the way for Black representation in Michigan
Political and community leaders across Detroit and Michigan are remembering Jackson, who died Tuesday at 84….
In Michigan, 3 Democrats test vision of affordability in US Senate primary
The three Senate candidates competing in Michigan for the Democratic nomination are making different pitches about how to address rising costs. Their success or failure will help determine the partyâs fortunes in the November midterms, when control of Congress is at stake….
Michigan gives parolees IDs in bid to keep them from returning to prison
The Michigan Department of Corrections has provided 30,000 inmates with state IDs and other vital documents before release to ease reentry and reduce recidivism. But exonerees, who are often released on short notice, may not have the same opportunity to secure those documents….
Michigan wants schools ready for cardiac emergencies, fails to provide funds
A recent Michigan law requires schools to better prepare for cardiac emergencies. But without money from the state, some schools lack resources to put those measures in place….
Michigan tribal school survivors recount âhell on Earth,â rapes, beatings
Bridge has obtained a tribal boarding school study the state put on a shelf. The $1.1 million report recounts horrific tales of abuse at schools intended to assimilate native children….