It is the job of an elected official to listen to the community, but that is not what residents are experiencing in Greeley. The city appears to only listen to Lind, who does not live here. I’m ...

In Whittier, Montebello, aid to immigrants gets boost from cities, Supervisor Hilda Solis Local leaders respond to help immigrants impacted by ICE raids ...

Ben Solis is senior reporter for Michigan Advance. Solis has covered state and local government for nearly a decade as a former staff writer with Gongwer News Service and multiple MLive newsrooms.

Ben Solis is the senior reporter for Michigan Advance. Michigan Advance is part of States Newsroom, the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization.

For the first time ever, Presidents Bailey and Solis will be co-keynote speakers Classrooms to Commerce: The Economic Power of Education in the Rio Grande Valley, takes place at the Embassy Suites ...