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by Michael D. LaFaive Attorney General Dana Nessel said in June that the Michigan Economic Development Corporation was stonewalling her department’s investigation into a $20 million state grant. The corporation has a long history of…

The Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) has announced that 65,543 students from Michigan’s Class of 2025—representing 55.4% of graduates—have completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid…

Director Chris Columbus brings his treacly touch to this Netflix adaptation of Richard Osman’s international bestselling novel. by Manuel Betancourt “The Thursday Murder Club” is a film of simple pleasures. Set at a community for…

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.” …

by Kary Love We are 24 years since 9-11-01 started America down the road of all war all the time as the solution for every problem. The initial horror of 9-11 morphed into anger which morphed into “the gloves coming off” and the rule of…

by Dr. David B. Sarwer On July 28, 2025, a 27-year-old gunman entered a New York City office building that is home to the National Football League’s headquarters. He shot and killed four people and injured one other before…

by Ari LeVaux In the rain-washed air above Red Eagle Campground, vibrations of rock ’n roll power chords mingled with the fragrant smoke of a three-day buffalo feast, as clouds clung to the mountains at the headwaters of North America.…

9/15/25: This article was updated with video evidence that Judge Van den Bergh read a June 2022 Sands Motion which contained evidence that Asst. County Prosecutor Marieh Tanha had allegedly lied under oath in order to hide marital assets. …

by Kary Love As a civil rights lawyer, I wanted to dedicate my life to preserving and defending the Bill of Rights. I saw that as the highest duty imposed by my oath to “preserve and defend the Constitution of the United States from all…

by Jon King, Michigan Advance Fear and anger have rippled through the trans community following the University of Michigan Health System’s announcement this week that  it would stop providing medically necessary gender-affirming care…