Michigan working families deserve access to high-quality healthcare that is both effective and affordable. It doesn’t matter how good our healthcare system is if people can’t afford it. Likewise, ...

After rape allegations on Married At First Sight UK rocked the UK television industry, there has been a growing conversation about how welfare is administered on major reality shows. In this guest ...

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The cost differences between hospital-owned facilities and independent physicians' offices can be staggering. Routine services like imaging, lab work and preventive care can cost patients up to 200% ...

Higher education has a branding problem—but not the kind you might think. Institutions love to brand services, programs and resources with unique, creative names that distinguish them from competitors ...

For the 2026-27 academic year, 16 colleges and universities — including Duke, University of Chicago, Smith and Vassar — have a sticker price of more than $100,000, according to data exclusively ...

Driving home on a weekday afternoon, New Jersey state Sen. Declan O'Scanlon is mad — real mad. The World Cup kicked off this week — and the state is set to host eight matches, including the ...

There is a dangerous myth embedded in the fight for reproductive justice: that the battle is solely about women or even solely about those who can become pregnant. It is not. It is equally about men, ...

Food prices are rising due to the conflict in Iran, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, China’s export bans on critical inputs, and the Trump Administration’s tariffs. So, how is the Administration ...

The closest thing most Americans have to a healthcare system is our present network of health insurance. But a health insurance network is not the same as a healthcare system. Calling health insurance ...

To admittedly state the obvious, were the Montreal Canadiens to actually trade for Toronto Maple Leafs forward Matthew Knies, the price tag would be exorbitant. That’s no shock, considering the ...

Mackinac Island voters will have the opportunity to give their city council more authority over ferry transportation fees to and from their Michigan island community. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ...