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In this edition of Stateside, we discuss the launch of the Rx Kids program in Dearborn; also how the conservation efforts for the Kirtland's warbler are impacting other species. Additionally, we highlight a fishing tradition in Michigan’s smallest city. Lastly, a puzzle maker has filed a lawsuit against Michigan State University and one of its professors. -
Scott C. Soderberg/UM Photography, Scott C. SoderbergThe lawsuit claims that Michigan Medicine has a significant pay gap between male and female physician assistants—with women making about $9,000 a year less than men on average, despite similar credentials and experience.
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Michigan Senate Democrats are taking the Republican Michigan House leader to court to unblock stalled bills and get them to Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s desk. -
The ACLU of Michigan has filed a lawsuit challenging what it calls the University of Michigan’s “repressive” policies toward some pro-Palestinian protesters. The civil rights group is suing on behalf of five people who received “trespass bans” after participating in protest activities. -
The first U.S. parent to be held criminally responsible for a mass school shooting by a child is asking an Oakland County judge to throw out her involuntary manslaughter conviction. -
A federal judge has refused to put a hold on the Michigan law that bans the discredited practice of trying to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of LGBTQ minors. -
State Rep. Emily Dievendorf discusses a new Michigan law to help prevent thousands of family homes and farms from being sold below market value when the owners die. -
Immigrant parents scared to send their children to school in person could enroll in a virtual program run by Detroit schools, Superintendent Nikolai Vitti said. “The virtual option is there for any family, not just those that are fearful." -
A week into Donald Trump's presidency, mass immigration raids have yet to materialize in Michigan, but fears are growing. Here's what to know if you encounter immigration enforcement agents. -
The Thomas More Society, a law firm that opposes abortion rights, asked Trump for 21 of the pardons. The group said the prosecutions were unjust. -
The order was issued in an email to federally funded legal service providers across the country, and followed President Donald Trump’s promises of mass deportations. -
Today, Michelle Jokisch Polo takes us through the Laken Riley Act and it's impacts on immigrants without legal status.
