A pro-Palestinian coalition of University of Michigan student groups say authorities have weaponized the legal system to quash their protests and have called on Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel to drop what…
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Louisiana’s Sen. John Kennedy layers xenophobic bullying on top of his typical buffoonery
Last week, U.S. Sen. John Kennedy played the role of concerned politician with consummate flair when he made his way around southeast Louisiana, assuring Hurricane Francine victims he was there for them…
‘A campus should not be lawless’: AG charges 11 people involved in University of Michigan protests
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced charges Thursday against 11 individuals in connection to protests at the University of Michigan. Nine of the charges pertain to an encampment by pro-Palestinian protestors that…
Judge denies injunction in lawsuit filed by spurned Democratic U of M regent candidate
A judge has denied a request for a temporary restraining order in a lawsuit filed by a Palestinian American activist against the Michigan Democratic Party (MDP) alleging a lack of election integrity…
War in Gaza and U of M regent race dominate Michigan Democrats’ state convention
As Michigan Democrats on Saturday nominated their picks for Supreme Court and education boards on the Nov. 5 ballot, the University of Michigan Regents — the one contested race — took centerstage. …
U of M Regent race could be the most controversial at state Democratic convention
As the Michigan Democratic Party (MDP) gets set to hold its convention this weekend in Lansing, trying to build on the unity coming out of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, one…
In Detroit, Harris and Walz talk about the Midwest, the middle class and voters in the middle
Vice President Kamala Harris told attendees at a rally in Detroit Wednesday where she stands in the upcoming election: with the middle class and on the picket line. Harris was joined at…
Wayne State faculty: ‘Hands off our students’
A week after Wayne State University and Detroit police dismantled a pro-Palestinan encampment, school faculty, students and activists rallied on Tuesday against what they called an infringement on free speech and called…
‘I am a target of this because I am Jewish’
A University of Michigan regent says the vandalism of his Southfield-based law firm early Monday occurred because he is Jewish and is the definition of antisemitism. Jordan Acker, a partner at Goodman…
Michigan university presidents talk higher education’s role in building the state’s economy
It’s not enough to attract students to learning opportunities at colleges and universities in Michigan. Leaders around the state have to build bridges across sectors to keep talent in the state after…