Felicia Brabec

The Michigan House of Representatives passed a package of bills that would ban conversion therapy as a way to treat minors. WEMU’s Josh Hakala reports.

A Washtenaw County state representative, who is the new chair of Michigan’s Democratic Firearms Safety caucus, is laying out plans for the party’s next gun control priorities. This comes after legislative success with three other gun reform laws this session. WEMU’s Cathy Shafran reports.

Safe firearm storage bills made it out of the Michigan House Wednesday. Colin Jackson has more.

State Representative, Felecia Brabec, who is also a practicing clinical psychologist, was one of the 70 mental health professionals called in to assist with those experiencing trauma in the aftermath of the tragedy on MSU's campus. WEMU's Cathy Shafran talks with Representative Brabec about what is critical in the healing process and how her new position as the head of the House Subcommittee on Behavioral Health will help the healing of others in years to come.

A Democratic state lawmaker from Washtenaw County has introduced legislation to remove a 1931 felony abortion law from the Michigan Corrections codes. As WEMU’s Cathy Shafran reports, the move comes in the same week as the 50th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed over 40 bills into law this month as she wraps up her first term in office. Colin Jackson has more.

Democratic state House Representative Felicia Brabec defeated Republican challenger Robert Borer III for a two-year term in the new 33rd state House district. She spoke with WEMU's David Fair about her victory and her thoughts on how this week's elections will impact American democracy.

Experts and interested community members will be in Ann Arbor November 15, 2021 to discuss the current state of the mental health system in…

Growing up in a household infused with art, creativity, and as the granddaughter of Motown Temptation Melvin Franklin, Morgan Foreman-McGovern gained…

In August of 2017, white supremacists and neo-Nazi groups violently attacked a rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. There were numerous injuries and one…