Stateside Staff

Diesel prices hit farmers at harvest time. We heard about what that means for Michigan's agricultural economy. And, an advocate in Michigan State University's community shares observations about sexual assaults on campus.

How the COVID-19 pandemic shaped one young voter's political perspective. Also, the tale of two bridges: the Ambassador, the Gordie Howe, and the guy who put a wrench in U.S.-Canadian relations.

A new survey from the Ford School for Public Policy at the University of Michigan shows most elected officials also have hesitations or skepticism about new data center proposals.

Why do we vote on some college school boards and not others? Then, one man’s mission to regulate an overpopulation of deer, and an indigenous author from northern Michigan looks at the lasting legacy of boarding schools.

Inside the legal troubles of former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield; questions linger after a deadly crash involving a Grand Rapids man and an ICE encounter; and an interview with Congressman Tom Barrett about Congress’ need to regulate artificial intelligence.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer designated Sept. 21-25 as PFAS Awareness Week and urged Michiganders to "take steps to reduce their exposure to PFAS." MLive Reporter Garret Ellison fills Stateside in on where the state stands on PFAS contamination clean up.

After federal funding losses, two Detroit museums are asking voters to contribute to a new funding model. Plus, the Detroit Tigers’ ballpark has a new name. Reactions are… about like you’d imagine.

John Coltrane’s deepest tie to Detroit is his marriage in 1965 to multi-instrumentalist, composer, spiritual seeker, and Detroiter Alice Coltrane (née McLeod).

Michigan State’s medical school handles a sexual assault case after ten years of difficult self-reflection. And a new biography of Detroit-born composer and spiritual leader Alice Coltrane is out.

Exploring what federal rollbacks in power plant emission limits will mean for climate change in the coming decades. Also, The Dish takes a long weekend Up North with some of Traverse City's top chefs. And, writer Lillian Li on her smash novel Bad Asians, which imagines a group of high-achievers coming of age in the Great Recession.