Police oversight

Bills in the package cover topics like search warrants, use-of-force policies, and intervention to stop excessive force.

It is legal to speak your mind, advocate for yourself or record police activity in most circumstances. Still, attorneys and a former law enforcement officer say there’s no guarantee your rights will be respected in the moment — or that it’s always safe to exercise them.

It's been one year since Patrick Lyoya was killed by a Grand Rapids Police officer. One year later, what does Grand Rapids’ policing look like and what change has happened?

A police department in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has been ordered to release its full policy on the use of force. Sault Ste. Marie failed to convince the state appeals court that portions should be concealed from the public. Judge Sima Patel says Michigan has a “strong public policy” favoring access to government information.

The budget represents a spending increase of nearly 10% compared to the current budget. Much of the increase comes from additional federal funds.

The Detroit-based Coalition for Police Transparency and Accountability called for federal monitoring of the DPD in a memo to the Justice Department.

A leaked Supreme Court draft opinion suggests an imminent reversal of Roe v. Wade. An OB-GYN from University of Michigan spoke about what this means for medical patients and providers. Plus, Detroit Police Department has let bad cops off the hook, according to a Deadline Detroit investigation.

The financial wellbeing of U.S. households in the pre- and post-pandemic stages. The independent autopsy of Patrick Lyoya, who was shot and killed by a police officer. Grand Rapids' NAACP branch weighs in on Lyoya's death. A Grand Rapids city official talks police oversight and accountability.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is proposing statewide changes to policing oversight, to reduce excessive use of force incidents.She says the…

Updated: Friday, February 28, 2020 2:29 p.m.Ann Arbor Police Chief Michael Cox was put on administrative leave three weeks ago due to allegations that he…