Jun 8, 2023 | Engage Michigan
App Helps Property Owners in Detroit Discover if They’ve Been Overtaxed Metro Times, Feb. 8, 2023 Anti-foreclosure activists have launched a free app to help Detroiters determine if the city overassessed their property values. The Coalition for Property Tax Justice...
Jun 7, 2023 | Engage Michigan
Nonprofits, Election Officials Launch Voting Resources in Arabic, Bangla and Spanish Michigan Advance In an effort to dismantle language barriers at Michigan’s polls and ensure citizens who speak languages other than English can vote, a coalition of nonprofit...
Jun 7, 2023 | Engage Michigan
Michigan Dairy Farmers Asking for Policy Change WILX LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – Fewer Americans are drinking milk than ever before and now the price of milk is tumbling and dairy farms are closing. An estimated five dairy farms close per day in the United States,...
Jun 7, 2023 | Engage Michigan
Opinion: Cuts to Food Assistance Will Hurt Families in Rural Michigan, and Cities Amanda Brezzell and Amy Kuras, May 26, 2023 A showdown over nutrition assistance for American families is happening in Washington, D.C. Congressional Republicans have proposed deep cuts...
Jun 7, 2023 | Engage Michigan
The Next Generation of Farmers Guest Opinion By Payge Lindow, April 8, 2023 The farm bill, the biggest piece of federal agriculture policy that impacts what we grow and eat, is on the docket in Washington D.C. this year. What is the farm bill? Passed about every five...
Jun 7, 2023 | Engage Michigan
My Take: Lack of transportation in Emmet County deprives residents in many ways By Martha Lancaster The Emmet County Board of Commissioners has a chance to make a positive difference in our lives for decades to come. On Sept. 29, the commission will hold a special...