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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Food banks across Michigan are being bit by federal funding and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program cuts as the federal government shutdown continues. -
A federal judge ordered ICE to release Jose Contreras-Cervantes, a longtime Michigan resident who lacks legal status. The ACLU says he was detained without consistent treatment for his leukemia. -
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy is hosting a Great Lakes Microplastics Summit to share research findings and raise public awareness. -
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency workers in Chicago — the headquarters of the region covering Michigan — are furloughed as the federal government shutdown continues. -
Experts say technology like artificial intelligence and mobile tracking apps are being used by more people across the board to monitor their health. -
Airport officials say rural flights in Michigan will continue as usual amidst the federal government shutdown. At least, for now. Federal funding for the Essential Air Service (EAS) program is set to extend through November 2nd. Essential workers are still required to go to work without pay until the shutdown ends. -
The federal government shutdown is impacting Michigan’s national parks. A lack of funding is delaying maintenance and preservation projects, and workers have been furloughed or forced to work longer hours. -
Michigan lawmakers and community leaders announced that No Kings protests are going to be held across the state and the country on October 18th. The goal of the protests is to support democracy and defend freedom of speech. -
Officials say taxpayers who have an extension need to file their taxes before the October 15 deadline even though the federal government is shut down. The deadline is for people who filed a six month extension in April. -
$50 million dollars of funding to support a copper mine project has been cut from the new Michigan state budget. The mine has been incredibly controversial. It received support from economic developers and some local lawmakers, while other lawmakers as well as some environmental groups voiced concerns.
