Jaden Jefferson
Stateside InternJaden Jefferson is a Stateside Intern with Michigan Public. Jefferson, a Toledo native, has been a journalist since the age of 11 — and in that time — has interviewed sitting U.S. senators, governors, and others. He will be attending Connecticut College in the fall, with a focus on government and international relations, though he intends to stay in journalism post-graduation.
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Now through November, Michigan Public is speaking to the state's youngest voters, for insight into the issues driving them to the polls, as part of our What The Vote? series. This week, we heard from Cody Bannick, a junior at Wayne State University who is grappling with how the affordability crisis is impacting his rural home town of Bad Axe. -
Throughout this election season, Stateside is speaking to some of the the state's youngest voters about the issues driving them to the polls for our What The Vote? series. This week, we heard from Aubrey Greenfield, a senior at the University of Michigan who hails from Oxford, Michigan. -
After narrowly winning the Democratic nomination for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat, Abdul El-Sayed will face Republican Mike Rogers this fall. El-Sayed's former primary opponent, State Sen. Mallory McMorrow, is calling for Democrats to unite ahead of the general election. -
Amid an outbreak of the intestinal illness Cyclosporiasis, Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian — chief medical executive for the state of Michigan — shares best practices for avoiding the Cyclospora parasite, as well as info on testing and treatment. -
The prison experience isn't conducive to incarcerated individuals maintaining close connection with their loved ones. But for some in Michigan, greeting cards have emerged as one way of doing that.
