- Rick Pluta and Jake Neher join us to talk about new legislation heading to Gov. Rick Snyder's desk that would, among other things, put an end to straight-ticket voting in Michigan.
- Are you already sick of the same old Christmas tunes? Emily Fox tells us about an MSU Jazz professor's new album that combines jazz, soul, and Creole music into a fresh holiday mix.
- It's pretty clear why Michigan is frequently called "the Mitten State," but just when did we start using the nickname?
- Tamar Charney chimes in to extol the virtues of winter kayaking.
- The Cobo Center has a new pair of big, electronic billboards, but Daniel Howes tells us their advertising options are limited by a decades-old federal law.
- Jeff DeGraff sits down with us to talk about what worked and what didn't this past year in the realms of business, community, and politics.
Stateside for Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015
