Lucas Henkel is a Reporter and Strategic Communications Producer for COURIER based in mid-Michigan, covering community stories and public policies across the country.
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Michigan’s Mallory McMorrow takes on Big Tech as US Senate run heats up
The US Senate contender from Royal Oak draws a line in the sand—her new plan will protect kids online.
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Keweenaw communities fight back as wealthy billionaires threaten their futures
Lexi Tater, founder of Keweenaw Against the Oligarchy (KATO), explains how she and her classmates at Michigan Technological University are working to empower rural communities in the Upper Peninsula as plans for data center development threaten their futures.
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Education vouchers 101: What are they and how could they impact Michigan’s K-12 students?
Voucher programs have become one of the most controversial topics in the history of the US education system—here’s what Michiganders need to know.
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AI chatbots are spreading abortion misinformation to Michiganders—and lawmakers are fighting back
Cybersecurity experts and state lawmakers want to ensure that Michiganders have access to accurate abortion information online—even if that means pushing back against federal restrictions.
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Shop small, not small-minded: Over 30 local LGBTQ+-owned businesses to support in Michigan
These LGBTQ+ Michiganders are creating community and investing in their neighborhoods—here’s how you can support them.
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Brighter days are ahead for students in the Eastern Upper Peninsula
Superintendent Robert W. Vaught explains how academic achievement and the mental health of students, teachers, and parents have improved since securing funds to update the aging infrastructure at DeTour Area Schools.
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Power to the People: Michiganders help UP neighbors gain access to abortion resources
Michiganders are working together to help residents of the Upper Peninsula take back control of their reproductive health, as frozen federal funding leaves many without care.
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Meta’s ‘teen safety’ tools are failing Michigan kids—and Republicans aren’t helping
Parents and cybersecurity experts want Michigan lawmakers to hold companies like Meta accountable when their platforms fail to keep their pledges to keep kids safe.
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Upper Peninsula communities join forces to push back against Big Tech
From Keweenaw to Sault Ste. Marie, communities across the Upper Peninsula are working together as AI data centers and bitcoin mining operations threaten their way of life—and they’re encouraging others to join the fight.
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Wakefield doula helping local moms as federal funding cuts impact the Upper Peninsula
Federal funding cuts are causing rural health care facilities to stop providing services—leaving many folks in the UP without access to care when they need it most.
