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Michigan legislators announced $1.3 billion in spending for reopening schools in the fall. What will this funding look like in practice?

Stateside: Lame duck in Lansing; restoring the arctic grayling; vaccine hesitancy and misinformation

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Today on Stateside , old tensions between Governor Whitmer and state legislative leaders flared during the lame-duck session. Plus, a conversation with...

A group of Ann Arbor physcians have signed a letter advocating for young kids and special needs students return to in-person learning at Ann Arbor Public Schools

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Stateside: Doctors call for return to school; a pandemic Nutcracker; Christmas tree business booming

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Today on Stateside , a group of Ann Arbor physicians is calling for in-person schooling for the district’s younger students. We speak with a doctor...

Warner Brothers recently announced it will release films simultaneously on steaming sites and at cinemas due to COVID-19 precautions. Could that put your local movie theater at risk of closing?

Stateside: Hospitals near capacity; movie theaters brace for winter; Libertarianism after Trump

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Today on Stateside , as a second surge of COVID-19 cases continues across the state, hospitals in the hardest hit communities struggle to keep up with...

Brookings Institute non-resident senior fellow John Austin says that in 2016, Michigan's former industrial communities and rural areas struggling in a changed economy voted for President Donald Trump. And in 2020, he says, that trend accelerated.

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Stateside: Roots of Trumpism in Michigan; using self-compassion to get through pandemic parenting

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Today on Stateside , now that Michigan's ballots have been counted, political demographers are examining the state's 2020 election results. An expert at...

Senator Debbie Stabenow discusses the Democratic House leaders' proposed aid package that has opposition from top Republicans Senators.

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Stateside: Sen. Stabenow on mental health, COVID relief; pioneering Black suffragette Lottie Wilson

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Today on Stateside , a conversation with Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) about making mental health accessible and the future of the Senate under...

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Settlement of Flint water crisis lawsuits takes significant step

Steve Carmody

The resolution of legal claims in the Flint water crisis has taken a significant step. Details of a more than $641 million proposed settlement of civil...

As scientists all over the world race to find a vaccine for COVID-19, we talk to Dr. Howard Markel about the history of vaccine development.

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Stateside: MDHHS director on COVID-19 surge; vaccine production in MI; pandemic holiday etiquette

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Today on Stateside, we check in with the director of Michigan’s department of Health and Human Services in light of the new COVID-19 orders going into...

The election results face unfounded challenges from the Trump campaign, including an effort to stop the certification process.

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Stateside: Election process under scrutiny; Native American voters; future of the GOP

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Today on Stateside , the election results are mostly settled, but that hasn’t stopped Republican leaders from following Trump’s lead with unfounded...

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Stateside: ACA challenge at U.S. Supreme Court; auto industry's electric future; MI's exit polls

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Today on Stateside , we talk about what’s at stake as the U.S. Supreme Court considers a Republican challenge to the Affordable Care Act. Also, what the...

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Do you ever feel like you’re just…overwhelmed by the headlines? Those almost constant news alerts? You are not alone. Our daily Stateside podcast,...