Author: Great Lakes Echo
Oakland County diverts mental health patients to ERs amid crisis center takeover
Critics fear service disruptions as Oakland Countyâs community mental health agency asks law enforcement to divert crisis cases to local emergency departments….
Michigan lawmakers: Fix zoning laws to grow housing
A bipartisan group of Michigan lawmakers say they think they have the fix to boost housing stock in the state by altering zoning laws….
Got raw milk? Michigan proposal would legalize wider sales
Republican-backed bills would allow Michigan farmers to sell unpasteurized milk directly to consumers. Critics contend there would be health risks, but supporters say consumers should be able to decide….
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….