September 4, 2019
Washington Post, Laurie McGinley, September 3, 2019- Michigan on Wednesday became the first state in the nation to ban flavored e-cigarettes, a step the governor said was needed to protect young people from the potentially harmful effects of vaping. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) said in an interview Tuesday that she …
December 3, 2018
Detroit Free Press, Tom Pinta, November 30, 2018- I don’t know about the rest of you but I’m fed up with the actions of our lame-duck GOP state legislators from passing legislation to keep citizen initiatives off the ballot so they can later be gutted to proposals shifting responsibility from …
November 26, 2018
Public Health Nutrition, Jennifer Pomeranz and Mark Pertschuk, November 26, 2018- Madam We read with interest the Commentary by Hagenaars et al. on sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxation in 2017(1) published in this journal. The authors provided an insightful perspective on reasons behind the quick spread of SSB taxes in the …
October 15, 2018
Ammoland, Staff, October 8, 2018- Elections have consequences. And next month’s election for America will prove to have a dramatic impact on legal gun owners. Our state and country can either pursue a path of liberty laid down by the Founders, or we can descend into an Orwellian socialist system …
September 19, 2018
In These Times, Bryce Covert, September 13, 2018- On September 5, the Michigan legislature seemed to take bold steps toward improving working conditions for its constituents: It passed legislation that would guarantee workers the right to earn paid sick leave, as well as a minimum wage increase to $12 an …