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Stateside Podcast: Introducing Michigan Public

Today is a big day at Michigan Public! You read that right — Michigan Radio is now officially Michigan Public.

Michigan's Freedom of Information Act does not cover the governor's office and it does not cover the legislature. Legislation is being considered that might make state government at the top as transparent as other government entities are required to be already.

Michigan House votes to allow prisoners some FOIA access

Prisoners in Michigan could see some access to the state’s Freedom of Information Act under legislation that passed in the state House this week.

Rotunda east door clock in the U.S. Capitol

Daylight saving debate hits Michigan Legislature

A bill introduced in the Michigan Senate would let voters decide in November whether the state should keep observing daylight saving time.

Ali Ramlawi, left, looks at a painting of his father Ribhi. The painting was a gift based on a photo, right, of Ribhi peeling onions. “He came to the United States in 1962 and he didn't have a whole lot of skills. Unfortunately, he had to quit school. Actually, his school was bombed in 1948,” Ali said. Before opening Jerusalem Garden, his dad worked as a butcher for Kroger. He used the money to get his siblings to the U.S. “And, one by one, they would come over from Jordan and start a new life here in America.”

Stateside Podcast: Navigating Palestinian identity in Michigan

On this episode of the Stateside podcast, Michigan Public’s Adam Yahya Rayes and Briana Rice talked to four Palestinians living in Michigan about how they’re thinking about their ethnic and national identities right now.

A hiring sign is displayed in Wheeling, Ill., Thursday, May 5, 2022. America’s employers added 428,000 jobs in April, extending a streak of solid hiring that has defied punishing inflation, chronic supply shortages, the Russian war against Ukraine and much higher borrowing costs. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Michigan jobless rate remained stable in January

The job market remains stable as Michigan made modest monthly gains that have added up over the past year.

FILE - This photo shows an aerial view of Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center in Grayling, Mich., July 19, 2014. (AP Photo/John L. Russell, File)

5 Chinese nationals charged with covering up midnight visit to Michigan military site

Authorities have charged five Chinese nationals with lying and trying to cover their tracks, more than a year after they were confronted in the dark near Camp Grayling.

East side of the state Capitol exterior in the autumn.

Deep fake sexual images bills pass Michigan House

The legislation would make it a felony punishable by up to three years in prison to create and share sexual deep fakes without permission.

Report: Median home sale prices dip in Michigan

“The latest price and profit numbers show notably downward trends, which raises new questions about whether the housing market boom is indeed ebbing, or even ending, after so many years of improvement,” said Rob Barber, ATTOM CEO.

Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz slammed former President Donald Trump for proposing higher tariffs on imports, "You would have thought in his nearly 80 years on the planet he could of learned what a damn tariff was and how it worked,"

Trump, Vance, Walz campaign in Michigan with four days left in election; Harris to speak Sunday

Former President Donald Trump and his Republican Vice-Presidential running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) and Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate Tim Walz spent the day cajoling and encouraging their supporters ahead of the conclusion of the presidential race

First Gaza, now Lebanon: How support for Israel’s war is influencing Michigan voting

Many Muslim and Arab American voters are leaning toward third-party candidates or not voting, feeling neither main candidate values their families' lives. Others are choosing between Harris and Trump.

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