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U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell Talks About the Government Shutdown
by Rep. Debbie Dingell
So yes, we have a government shutdown, and no one should want this. Democrats have been in Washington wanting to have bipartisan discussions, but Republicans don’t want to talk. I want to remind people that the…
Yes, This is Who We Are: America’s 250-year History of Political Violence
by Dr. Maurizio Valsania
The day after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed while speaking at Utah Valley University, commentators repeated a familiar refrain: “This isn’t who we are as Americans.”
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Naturalize Or Terrorize? ICE Is a Racket – And It’s Costing Too Much
by Rivera Sun
After spending months firing federal workers, slashing public services, gutting healthcare, and raising taxes for everyone but the rich, our country just wasted hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars on a detention…
Trump’s One, Big Beautiful Bill (Law) Will Be Good For the Ann Arbor Area
by Catherine Rogers
I write to celebrate! We Americans will now enjoy more freedom and and prosperity as a result of the new bill (H.R.1, 119th Congress). The 2017 tax cuts that put money back into the pockets of Americans are now…
Suicide Among Southeast Michigan’s Youth: A Health Crisis Call to Action
by Stephen Modell, M.D. and Sarah Hartzell, Ph.D.
Youth suicide prevention in Southeast Michigan and nationally has, this last year, experienced fits and starts. In October 2024, Superior Township leadership voted its final approval…
Trump Administration Removes List Targeting Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County As Refusing to Cooperate with Federal Immigration Law
by P.D. Lesko
“Sanctuary” has no legal definition. The term encompasses a range of protection for immigrants, particularly those living in the U.S. illegally. Most often, the laws put legal limits on how law enforcement in those…
Starbucks Loses NLRB Labor Dispute Involving Stores in Ann Arbor
by P.D. Lesko
A federal appeals court has upheld a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision against Starbucks, finding the coffee giant committed unfair labor practices by disciplining workers for union activity — including…
CDC and SAMHSA Rescinded Billions in Funding: Rep. Dingell Led 40 Members of Congress to Demand an Explanation from HHS Sec. RFK, Jr.
View the full text of the letter here.
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) led 40 of her House colleagues in sending a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. demanding answers about…
Trump Administration Targets University of Michigan For Membership in the DEI-Focused PhD Project
by P.D. Lesko
The U.S. Department of Education has launched investigations into 52 universities in 41 states, accusing the schools of using "racial preferences and stereotypes in education programs and activities." The University…
U.S. State Dept. Cancels Contract With HIAS and Washtenaw County Jewish Family Services Feels the Pain
by Ariana Figueroa
Faith groups involved in refugee resettlement services, including HIAS, which has funded local Jewish Family Services's Reception and Placement in Washtenaw County, last week asked a federal judge for an emergency…