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Oct 27, 2015

ACLU of Michigan Calls on Birmingham Theater to Dump Discriminatory Ban on Youth

DETROIT—Citing concerns about both age discrimination and the stereotyping of teens, the ACLU of Michigan in a letter today urged the owner of the newly renovated Emagine Palladium theater in Birmingham to...

Oct 27, 2015

Dan Korobkin: Birmingham Theater Should End Ban on Teens

The opening of Birmingham's ritzy, remodeled Emagine Palladium movie theater should be a moment of celebration. Unfortunately, it has been marred by a...

Oct 26, 2015

Lansing Watchdog: The GOP War on Women Continues

In the past, when we talked about “reproductive rights” being under attack, one could reasonably infer that abortion rights were being undermined. These days, that inference has to be broadened to include...

Oct 26, 2015

Michigan's Transgender Community Should Take the Lead in Equality

There is a famous story about President Franklin D. Roosevelt where in a policy meeting he purportedly said: "Alright Gentlemen, I agree with you, now make me do it."

No one knows for certain if FDR...

There is a famous story about President Franklin D. Roosevelt where in a policy meeting he purportedly said: "Alright Gentlemen, I agree with you, now make me do it."

No one knows for certain if FDR...

Oct 23, 2015

State Police Using Cellphone Spy Gear to Catch Criminals

State police in Michigan have been secretly using hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of cell site simulator equipment to locate and track cell phones since at least 2006, according to records obtained...

Oct 21, 2015

Structural Flaws: How the Costs of Capital Improvements Overburden Michigan School Districts (PHOTO ESSAY)

Gaping sinkholes such as this one outside the J Building of Muskegon High constitute the sort of overlooked capital repairs that many tax-poor districts cannot afford to make.