Emma Winowieki
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Observers say work on Michigan's new no fault auto insurance bill in 2019 was rushed, sloppy, and obscured behind closed doors. But it passed with bipartisan support. Both sides promised to fix any problems with it later. The broken promise is leaving injured people without care.
Sleeping Bear Press
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Republican state Sen. Roger Victory says large manufacturers should be permitted to get electricity directly from competitors of regulated utilities like DTE and Consumers Energy. -
Shady Awad gave Mayor Rick Sollars more than $50,000 in cash, appliances, home renovations, and gambling money over a period of several years, according to federal prosecutors.
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Democrats in the state House of Representatives are calling for the release of more than $350 million in federal COVID-19 relief aid.
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A legislative committee has adopted and sent to the Senate floor a bill to ban the state or a local government from demanding proof of vaccination against COVID-19.
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This Saturday, The University of Michigan and Northwestern University will begin an annual tradition by playing against one another in the first George Jewett Trophy game.
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The public is weighing in on draft maps for Michigan's congressional and state legislative districts. And some are raising alarm bells about how the maps would redistribute the Black vote.
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Nearly 69% of Michiganders age 16 and up have gotten at least their first dose of one of the three vaccines.
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Benton Harbor residents have been warned not to drink their water because of lead contamination. Will things be different there than they were in flint? Plus, how Detroiter Sarah E. Ray made a difference in her city and beyond. And, the legacy of George Jewett, the first Black football player at the University of Michigan.
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When something happens to a person (like losing a job... or a life), it's always personal to them. Employers would do well to remember this when the balance of power inevitably swings back to them after The Great Resignation.
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The state Senate Appropriations committee Wednesday heard testimony on a bill that would spend $2.5 billion on water infrastructure.
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A pair of bills to boost local emergency response programs for people dealing with a mental health crisis has passed the state Senate.
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Community members show up at TCF Center to discuss redistricting in African-American communities. Author Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen joins Stateside to talk about his latest book, Our Michigan! We Love the Seasons. And, endangered species in Michigan are at odds with the real estate industry.
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An unusually warm fall means more time to grow your favorite summer crops—while adding in some veggies that love cooler temperatures, too. Luke Marion, the creator of the wildly popular MIGardener YouTube channel, explains how to make the most of your fall garden.
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The company formerly known as Nestle Waters North America has withdrawn its controversial permit allowing the company to extract more Michigan groundwater near Evart, Michigan.
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She and U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy are scheduled to hold a listening session with members of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe.
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Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel said to The Macomb Daily that other schools and counties are reporting differently than Macomb County.
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McLaren Flint Hospital originally committed $20 million to the settlement. That now drops to $5 million.
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Michigan’s Legislature is moving a package of bills designed to streamline operations for the state’s beleaguered childcare industry. Not only have day-to-day operations changed radically because of COVID, but the industry’s financial model has been thrown into chaos because of the statewide labor shortage. In this episode, you'll hear two perspectives on Michigan's childcare crisis.
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Detroit residents are giving the state’s independent redistricting commission feedback on a set of draft district maps.
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One of Metro Detroit’s top chefs talks about what the transformations of the past few years mean to the restaurant business.
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An unusually warm fall means more time to grow your favorite summer crops—while adding in some veggies that love cooler temperatures, too. Luke Marion, the creator of the wildly popular MIGardener YouTube channel, explains how to make the most of your fall garden.
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Liane Shekter Smith was the head of the state's drinking water office when Flint's drinking water was contaminated with lead.
May 15 — May 21, 2022
The Latest: COVID-19
Lester Graham
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ER visits are up 43% from this time last year. And doctors say more of the patients coming in are sicker than they were pre-pandemic, after delaying care. But with every room full and hallways crammed with stretchers, ERs are nearing a breaking point.
Paulette Parker
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Michigan Radio
Emma Winowiecki
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Michigan Radio
ICYMI
Courtesy of Detroit Police
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Former Detroit Police Chief Craig's license status is “lapsed,” according to public records reviewed by Michigan Radio.
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