Accountability journalism is at the core of what we do. It is sometimes confused with investigative journalism, but oftentimes it's much simpler than a long, involved investigation.

Checking meeting agendas. Following up on what a local official said they were going to do to see if they did it. Fact-checking. And monitoring the courts to see who is suing powerful institutions, or who the institutions are suing. It can be boring work, but it's a responsibility we take seriously.

If you followed our news reports closely this week, you likely noticed reporter Matt Mencarini was the first to report that a woman who works for the city of Lansing as a firefighter and paramedic sued the city and its fire chief, Brian Sturdivant , over concerns she was singled out in the workplace. We found it

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