Today on Stateside:
- State lawmakers return from summer break as a list of groups calling for them to pass LGBT protections is growing.
- From Lansing to Detroit, in the weeks before the November election, what's at stake in the city's historic bankruptcy?
- Michigan football coach Brady Hoke is on the hot seat after a big loss to Notre Dame. Should Hoke be worried about job security?
- Interlochen Public Radio’s Linda Stephan reported on Indian mission churches facing financial pressures.
- A story of failure from Failure Lab, featuring Kathy Crosby, CEO of Goodwill Industries of Greater Grand Rapids.
*Listen to the full show above.