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Jan 26, 2016

Michigan in Crisis Control Could Help Forge Alliances in Lansing

The Nancy Katz & Margo Dichtelmiller LGBTQ+ Project

We have about four months of scheduled legislative session, uninterrupted by hunting...

We have about four months of scheduled legislative session, uninterrupted by hunting...

Jan 22, 2016

Roe v. Wade Decision's Promise of Abortion Rights in Jeopardy in Michigan

Reproductive Freedom

Today marks the 43rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade—the landmark Supreme Court decision that guarantees all women a constitutional right to an abortion in the United States. Yet for many reproductive rights...

Today marks the 43rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade—the landmark Supreme Court decision that guarantees all women a constitutional right to an abortion in the United States. Yet for many reproductive rights...

Jan 21, 2016

Campaign to #TakeCTRL of Online Privacy in Michigan, Nationwide

Privacy & Technology

What do Pennsylvania high school student Blake Robbins, Mississippi middle school student Richard Wade, Maryland Division of Corrections Officer Robert Collins, and Kim Kardashian-West all have in common...

What do Pennsylvania high school student Blake Robbins, Mississippi middle school student Richard Wade, Maryland Division of Corrections Officer Robert Collins, and Kim Kardashian-West all have in common...

Jan 11, 2016

Lansing Watchdog: State Legislators Join Multi-State Privacy Effort

Safe and Free

Michigan lawmakers will return to the Capitol this week seeking to make the second and final year of this 98th...

Michigan lawmakers will return to the Capitol this week seeking to make the second and final year of this 98th...

Jan 11, 2016

Democracy Watch: Gov. Snyder Tainted by Flint Water Crisis

Flint Water Crisis

The Flint water saga has taken some wild twists in the past few weeks.

Here’s a quick recap: On Dec. 29, 2015 – a day cynics would say was chosen to generate the least amount of coverage possible...

The Flint water saga has taken some wild twists in the past few weeks.

Here’s a quick recap: On Dec. 29, 2015 – a day cynics would say was chosen to generate the least amount of coverage possible...

A headshot of Governor Snyder. He has a big smile on his face, salt and pepper closely cropped hair and a suit with a red tie.
A headshot of Governor Snyder. He has a big smile on his face, salt and pepper closely cropped hair and a suit with a red tie.
Jan 10, 2016

Using FOIA Law in Detroit Education Reform

Racial Justice

Information is the currency of democracy. 

First spoken by President Thomas Jefferson in the 19th Century, those words will forever resonate with me because of their importance to preserving justice...

Information is the currency of democracy. 

First spoken by President Thomas Jefferson in the 19th Century, those words will forever resonate with me because of their importance to preserving justice...