The law was repealed a couple of years ago while the legislature was under Democratic control. It required kids to read proficiently by third grade, or face being held back in school.

The endorsement is a major catch since the UAW has hundreds of thousands of active and retired members and is a huge player in Democratic politics in Michigan.

Adverbs don’t always get a lot of love, captured powerfully in the writing tip “Abolish the adverbs.”

Why the city of Detroit could be on the hook for millions of dollars in cleanup costs after contaminated soil was used to fill residential lots across the city. Artist Marianetta Porter talks about her exhibition at the U-M Stamps Gallery. Plus, the story of the Detroit industrialist whose art collection helped lay the foundation for the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art.