Michigan’s abundant water has turned into a cash cow for private bottled water companies. They’re making large profits off publicly owned water, while paying next to nothing to the state for water extraction.
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TIM SKUBICK: The son of Prop A
Raise your hand if you remember the 1994 statewide vote on Proposal A, which produced property tax relief with a corresponding hike in the state sales tax?
TIM SKUBICK: Michigan’s wild, wild skies
Look! Up in the sky. It’s a bird. It’s a plane. No, it’s not Superman. It’s a drone. Thousands of ’em.
Michigan must fix its auto no-fault crisis before more lives are lost
Each November, National Care at Home Month reminds us of something simple but profound: healing at home matters. The caregivers, nurses, and home care professionals who make independence possible for thousands of Michiganders deserve recognition. But this year’s theme, “One Voice for Care at Home,” carries a weight we cannot ignore.
TIM SKUBICK: Beyond the school funding headline
What follows is a recent media headline and before you think too long and hard about it, what is your first reaction to: “Every K-12 School Kid Gets Record State Support.” You’re probably thinking, ‘Wow, this is good news for our students; they really need help in these challenging times.’ Or, ‘Congrats to the governor and the bipartisan vote by state lawmakers.’
GUEST VIEW: Michigan needs a Ratepayer Bill of Rights to rein in rising energy costs
For decades, Michigan’s two monopoly utilities — DTE Energy and Consumers Energy — have failed to make the proper investments in our electric grid. The result: Hundreds of thousands of Michiganders, from Detroit to Grand Rapids, lose power for days at a time every year.
GUEST VIEW: U-M Health-Sparrow Carson poised to remain important part of community
On Monday, we celebrated the opening of a cardiac rehabilitation center at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson, expanding access to vital recovery services for heart patients in the Carson City area. Anyone who’s had cardiac health issues, or has a family member who’s had them, knows that medically supervised exercise and education are vital to recovery. It can be a long journey to regain strength and return to good health and it’s so important to have care close to home with expert health providers.
TIM SKUBICK: The Dingells’ long mission
The crusade commenced with John Dingell Sr. in 1933. This continued until 1955, when he turned it over to his son John Dingell Jr. He carried the torch from 1955 until 2015. When he retired, his bride, Debbie Dingell, commenced her journey in 2014 to do what her husband and his father never really finished, despite making progress on the issue.
GUEST VIEW: No veteran should go hungry
According to U.S. government data and recent policy studies, nearly 25% of America’s veterans live either below the federal poverty level or paycheck to paycheck, with little margin for unexpected expenses. To get by, many adopt emergency-level budgets. But even the harshest austerity measures may not be enough.
TIM SKUBICK: The SNAP situation
Now what? The on-again/off-again SNAP food assistance program has been ping-ponging the 1.4 million hungry recipients in the state back and forth for weeks and with the Supreme Court’s slapping a hold on the distribution of some of the funds, the question is now what?
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