Anna Busse
Newsroom InternAnna Busse is a Newsroom Intern for Michigan Public. She is a 2025 graduate from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), where she majored in English and minored in Global Media Studies. In her spare time she enjoys reading, nature and sunsets, listening to music too loudly, spending time with friends, family, and her dog Edward, and traveling.
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Michigan elementary school teachers may be required to complete comprehensive literacy training under new bipartisan legislation. House bill 5697, sponsored by Rep. Nancy DeBoer (R-Holland), was discussed in a Michigan House Education and Workforce Committee meeting this Wednesday. -
Michigan’s State Board of Education rejected a Republican-led resolution proposing to end lessons on sex and gender ideology in schools at a board meeting Tuesday. -
Michigan’s Senate Natural Resources and Agriculture Committee recently heard testimony on legislation that would establish uniform septic tank rules across the state. -
Some of Michigan’s early education providers are getting additional funding thanks to an expanding Early Childhood Educator Wage Initiative pilot program. -
The police and fire departments in Michigan's third-largest city are launching a program where drones act as first responders, reporting information to officers on the ground. -
Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy says the discharge of plastics into the river violates the state's Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act. -
The city of Grand Rapids is piloting a program that will give residents a food scraps drop-off option. The goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from landfills by using food waste normally dumped in landfills to create usable compost. -
A group of Michigan elected officials and leaders heard from community members who say state and local government needs to protect immigrant rights and safety. -
Detroit public school students are asking the district to recognize Eid al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan, as a holiday for Muslim students. Ramadan began on February 17 this year and lasts until March 19. -
A report from the Michigan League for Public Policy found immigrants are key to supporting the state’s economic growth. According to policy experts, immigrants fill labor gaps in key sectors like auto manufacturing and construction.
