Tag: Policy
How nuclear plant, teacher layoffs inform Michiganâs âdark storeâ tax debate
When big box stores receive lowered tax assessments, the impact is felt in schools and township halls. The tax policy may be debated in the upcoming âlame duckâ session….
Modest growth in London area home prices, sales in 2025: Forecast
London’s housing market is projected to pick up pace in 2025, but don’t expect a return to the craze of the pandemic years
The pandemic is long over. One advocate says parents still can’t go in some schools
Head of the Thames Valley Council of Home and School Associations says some principals are still prohibiting parents and volunteers from going back into London-area public schools.
Chin brothers beat the odds as hockey stars in anti-Chinese era
An upcoming article highlights the Chin brothers’ extraordinary rise to hockey fame at the height of anti-Chinese discrimination in Canada. “We live in a different time,” writer Debbie Jiang commented on racism in sports. “The colour barrier wasn’t broken until Larry Kwong played for the New York Rangers in 1948.” Jiang said, although in present […]
How grieving survivors help shape Michigan drug policy
More than 25,000 Michiganders die from drug overdoses each year. From shock and tears comes grit and resolve for change….