Michigan Advance (2025)

17/09/2025

Vice President JD Vance visited a rural Michigan stamping plant on Wednesday to tout the Trump administration’s efforts to restore manufacturing jobs in the nation.

But the vice president veered off in his 20-minute speech, most notably to suggest deploying federal troops to clamp down on crime in Detroit, even though the city has been safer than it has been in decades.

Still, Vance made a call to Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to let the National Guard patrol Detroit’s streets much like it had in Washington D.C. and as President Donald Trump ordered Monday for Memphis, Tennessee.

“My one message to Gretchen Whitmer is look at the city of Detroit, which we know has got some serious crime problems,” Vance said. “We know that it’s the people in Detroit who suffer the most when crime is allowed to run rampant all over city streets. So Gretchen, we are happy to send the National Guard to Detroit.”

The most recent weekly crime report for the city shows that crime was decreasing across the board compared to the same time period last year. That includes one homicide in the last week, and six non-fatal shootings. Violent crime and property crimes were also down from last year, according to data released by the Detroit Police Department.

Vice President JD Vance visited a rural Michigan stamping plant on Wednesday to tout the Trump administration’s efforts to restore manufacturing jobs in the nation. But the vice president veered off in his 20-minute speech, most notably to suggest deploying federal troops to clamp down on crime in...

17/09/2025

When fewer people can get abortions, property crime rates go up, a new working paper out Monday suggests.

The analysis, published in the National Bureau of Economic Research, underscores the connection between abortion access and economic stability: more people becoming pregnant and being forced into poverty led to higher property crimes. It tracks the impact of a Texas abortion law enacted in 2013, which imposed a host of new regulations on abortion providers. Those restrictions resulted in the vast majority of the state’s clinics closing; as a result of the law, the distance patients had to travel for an abortion more than doubled, from an average of 21 miles to 53.

Most people who seek abortions are already parents, and their main reason is that they cannot afford another child. Years of research has underscored that denying people abortions entrenches them deeper into poverty.

“Whenever there’s an unplanned or mistimed parenthood, this can actually create some economic shock to these families,” said Erkmen Aslim, an economist at the University of Vermont and the paper’s lead author. ”These downstream outcomes can have huge economic and social outcomes.”

This story was originally reported by Shefali Luthra of The 19th.

This story was originally reported by Shefali Luthra of The 19th. Meet Shefali and read more of her reporting on gender, politics and policy. When fewer people can get abortions, property crime rates go up, a new working paper out Monday suggests. The analysis, published in the National Bureau of Ec...

17/09/2025

Glenn Maleyko, selected last month to be Michigan’s next state superintendent, formally signed a three-year contract on Tuesday.

Maleyko, currently superintendent for Dearborn Public Schools, will begin the job Dec. 8. He will earn an annual salary of $272,000.

Earlier this month, the State Board of Education appointed Sue Carnell, the chief deputy superintendent at the Michigan Department of Education, to the interim superintendent position effective Oct. 3 and lasting until Maleyko takes over. Current State Superintendent Michael Rice is retiring effective Oct. 3

In August, Maleyko was chosen by the board in a 5-3 vote from among three finalists. The other two were Lisa C***s, former state superintendent in Virginia and a former Tennessee education official, and Judy Walton, superintendent of Harrison Community Schools.

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy. Glenn Maleyko, selected last month to be Michigan’s next state s...

17/09/2025

Michigan voters serving in the military away from home have a new way to return their ballots starting this week.

With the launch of the Electronic Delivery and Return Portal, these voters will have the option to fill out their ballot and return it all electronically through a secure online portal. It’s a small step for a state that, compared with many others, strictly limits who can return ballots electronically.

Michigan previously required all voters covered by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, or UOCAVA to return their ballots only by mail. In 2022, lawmakers approved a change for military voters only, allowing them to return ballots electronically, but implementation was delayed until this year to align with other election law updates.

This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Sign up for Votebeat Michigan’s free newsletter here. Michigan voters serving in the military away from home have a new way to return their ballots starting th...

17/09/2025

At least 17 states have taken steps to ensure broader access to the COVID-19 vaccine since last month, when the federal government significantly restricted eligibility for the shot.

Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin have issued orders that aim to make it easier for people to get the COVID-19 vaccine. All but Virginia have Democratic governors.

Together, the moves represent an extraordinary state rebellion against the public health authority of the federal government.

For decades, states have followed the lead of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on which vaccines Americans should get, and when they should get them. Now, rejecting the antivaccine stance of U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., an increasing number of states say they will rely instead on their own public health experts and professional medical organizations for that advice.

Governors' orders to make the COVID-19 vaccine available represent an extraordinary state rebellion against the public health authority of the federal government.

17/09/2025

From the Michigan Advance commentary section:

"I work as a doctor in St. Joseph, Michigan. The work is fulfilling yet all-consuming, and I once saw politics as a distraction from what matters most — patient care. But the political decisions being made directly affect my ability to provide that care.

"The 'Big Beautiful Bill,' passed over two months ago, represents the largest cut to Medicaid in American history and one of the largest to Medicare, and its repercussions are just beginning to surface.

"This bill will deteriorate our health care system for every Michigander. Physicians anticipate longer hospital wait times and extended stays for Medicare patients. Projections suggest that one in four skilled nursing facilities will close, significantly reducing discharge options for our patients. After a hospital stay, many patients are too weak for a safe discharge home."

I work as a doctor in St. Joseph, Michigan. The work is fulfilling yet all-consuming, and I once saw politics as a distraction from what matters most — patient care. But the political decisions being made directly affect my ability to provide that care. The “Big Beautiful Bill,” passed over tw...

16/09/2025

Michigan is seeing positive trends in childhood health, though some measures of educational success and food security are still a cause for concern among policymakers and child wellness advocates.

The conclusion came during a data release presentation on Tuesday from the Michigan League for Public Policy.

For years, the nonpartisan organization has tracked data on various aspects of childhood wellbeing as part of a national effort to measure changes at the state and local level. The Tuesday presentation and ensuing discussion marked the release of the organization’s 2025 Kids Count in Michigan data book.

Anne Kuhnen, the Kids Count in Michigan policy director, told the Michigan Advance on Monday that the data in last year’s report remained steeped in pandemic-era policies, reflecting support from several programs that benefited both families and kids.

Michigan is seeing positive trends in childhood health, though some measures of educational success and food security are still a cause for concern among policymakers and child wellness advocates. The conclusion came during a data release presentation on Tuesday from the Michigan League for Public P...

16/09/2025

Tariffs lodged by President Donald Trump would have an outsized impact on Michigan’s economic standing, particularly its manufacturing and automotive sectors, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said in an economic speech Tuesday.

“Michigan understands the negative consequences of unfettered trade with other countries that don’t play fair,” Whitmer said. “Decades of offshoring and outsourcing shipped hundreds of thousands of good-paying, middle-class jobs overseas and shuttered hundreds of factories. The ripple effects were devastating. Fewer people, empty main streets, crumbling roads, and shrinking schools.”

The speech, delivered at Michigan’s Heritage Hall in Lansing, had two goals: addressing the state’s budget impasse and detailing the damage Trump’s tariffs would continue to have on the state.

Although Whitmer acknowledged that the state had little control over the import taxes, she said it was irresponsible for the federal government to “capriciously swing the tariff hammer at every problem.”

Tariffs lodged by President Donald Trump would have an outsized impact on Michigan’s economic standing, particularly its manufacturing and automotive sectors, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said in an economic speech Tuesday. “Michigan understands the negative consequences of unfettered trade with other ...

16/09/2025

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday shifted her tone on the ongoing budget impasse in Michigan, noting in a speech that she stands with state Senate Democrats and many of their priorities and would not sign the House’s spending proposal as presented.

Whitmer used the speech to address her budget timeline concerns and economic uncertainty created by federal foreign tariffs.

The new commentary from Whitmer on the state’s pending budget crisis was a departure from the play-it-down-the-middle approach that she’s taken throughout most of the cycle. Michigan has divided government, with competing priorities from the Democratic-led Senate and the Republican-controlled House. For the most part, she’s let them hash those out, but now she’s playing harder with the House.

The governor had earlier signaled that she found some alignment with the House on road funding – a key sticking point in the negotiations – and had been putting pressure on her Democratic colleagues to get a roads plan going so budget negotiations can begin.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday shifted her tone on the ongoing budget impasse in Michigan, noting in a speech that she stands with state Senate Democrats and many of their priorities and would not sign the House’s spending proposal as presented. Whitmer used the speech to address her budget time...

16/09/2025

Vice President JD Vance is making his way to Michigan on Wednesday to visit a Howell manufacturing facility.

A media advisory sent by the vice president’s office said Vance would stop at a precision stamping facility to talk about President Donald Trump’s tax cuts and their affects on families and businesses.

Vice President JD Vance is making his way to Michigan on Wednesday to visit a Howell manufacturing facility. A media advisory sent by the vice president’s office said Vance would stop at a precision stamping facility to talk about President Donald Trump’s tax cuts and their affects on families a...

16/09/2025

State Rep. Carol Glanville (D-Walker) is launching a campaign for the Michigan state Senate.

Glanville announced her bid to make a move to the Legislature’s upper chamber on Tuesday.

“Michigan’s future is on the line,” Glanville said in a statement. “We can no longer afford the status quo. Families are being squeezed by rising costs while politicians put their personal agenda and profits ahead of people. I’ve worked to deliver real results, from medical debt relief to critical investments in education and training and now I’m running for Michigan State Senate to continue fighting for West Michigan.”

State Rep. Carol Glanville (D-Walker) is launching a campaign for the Michigan state Senate. Glanville announced her bid to make a move to the Legislature’s upper chamber on Tuesday. “Michigan’s future is on the line,” Glanville said in a statement. “We can no longer afford the status quo....

16/09/2025

WASHINGTON — The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office released a report Monday concluding the Federal Emergency Management Agency violated the law “when it withheld or delayed the obligation of” funding Congress approved for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program and the Shelter and Services Program.

The finding is the sixth time this year the GAO has determined the Trump administration violated the Impoundment Control Act, which lays out a legal process for the president to request Congress cancel previously approved spending.

Instead of following that process, the GAO report says, the Trump administration significantly delayed issuing a notice of funding opportunity, the first step in awarding grants from the Emergency Food and Shelter Program. FEMA has not issued that notice for the Shelter and Services Program.

WASHINGTON — The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office released a report Monday concluding the Federal Emergency Management Agency violated the law “when it withheld or delayed the obligation of” funding Congress approved for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program and the Shelter and Se...

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