Stateside Staff

A state representative’s strange attendance record. This year’s line up at Detroit Storyfest. A short feature about a Traverse City artist embracing his dyslexia. And the 50 year anniversary of the KISS concert at a Cadillac school.

First, we visited the memorial held for the tragic Grand Blanc shooting. Then, we heard about the restoration of the Beaver Island lighthouse from some historic preservationists. Also, a bit more about Traverse City's weekly pinball tournament

Today, one Michigander talks about her family’s losses in the October 7 Hamas attacks in Israel. Then, how cuts to SNAP education programs are hitting Northern Michigan. And, an appreciation of James Baldwin from one Michigan scholar who tracked the writer’s personal relationships.

First, an expert weighs in on how social media has shaped the content and tone of the conversation about Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Then, more about an upcoming book giving new context to the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Plus, a little on Ironwood's Plaidurday festival, a celebration of UP culture. Also, a new episode of On Hand begs the important question "Is saying pop passé?"

Friday on Stateside, details in the state Legislature's $80 billion budget plan. The budget includes a new 24% tax on cannabis wholesalers to fund road repairs, as well as a slight increase on spending on K-12 education.

First, what to know about all those data centers proposed in Washtenaw County and beyond. Then, our 2025 intern cohort shares their project about deer overpopulation in Michigan. And, the College For Creative Studies in Detroit launches a new fashion management program.

First, an Episcopal Bishop on the role of faith in the wake of gun violence. Then, more on the discovery of the wreck of the SS Carruthers, the last of the "Big 8" shipwrecks to be found.

First, a look at how proposed taxes on legal cannabis could impact Michigan’s industry. Then, Michigan football great Brian Griese talks about how sports can be more sustainable. And, how Michigan State University’s cooperative extension gives farmers guidance on federal immigration policy.

We opened Stateside with a debrief on the horrific shooting and arson at a Mormon church in Grand Blanc, Michigan. Then, some information on the new state budget deal. Also, more on a new book recounting the life of a black disabled woman killed by police violence and the activism her death inspired. Plus, a bit about the factors behind the resignation of Wayne State's President Kimberly Andrews Espy and a dangerous story about Sleeping Bear Dunes' famous Overlook #9.

A legal scholar’s perspective on the ways public officials have reacted to political speech after Charlie Kirk’s murder.