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President Jimmy Carter signs an emergency natural gas legislation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., in 1977.

Memories of the 1970s haunt the Fed, pushing its aggressive rate moves

The Federal Reserve is cracking down hard on inflation, in hopes of avoiding a repeat of the 1970s, when price hikes were so sustained, they got baked in to people's thinking.

The Biden administration is expanding new community mental health and addiction centers in response to the mental health crisis in the U.S.

Michigan ahead of curve in opening new kind of community mental health and addiction clinics

The Biden administration is increasing funding for a new kind of mental health clinic, first established by legislation introduced in 2015 by Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow. The clinics offer a full range of mental health care services, to anyone in the community who needs it, regardless of ability to pay or insurance status.

Michigan Radio mourns death of Digital Director Mark Brush

Mark Brush, director of digital media at Michigan Radio and a longtime employee of the station, died Monday of brain cancer. He was 49.Brush began working…

Florida Power & Light CEO Eric Silagy announced his retirement on Wednesday. The company says the move was not prompted by recent scandals.

Florida Power CEO implicated in scandals abruptly steps down

Eric Silagy, the CEO of Florida Power & Light unexpectedly announced his retirement. The company said the move was not connected to a burgeoning political spending scandal.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stands next to a Leopard 2 main battle tank of the German armed forces while visiting an army training center in Ostenholz, Germany, on Oct. 17, 2022.

Germany agrees to send its Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine after weeks of pressure

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced Wednesday his country will export more than a dozen of its Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine. The move follows weeks of pressure from Western allies.

A congressional report found financial technology companies, or fintechs, largely fueled PPP loan fraud. Bluevine, a fintech noted in the report, told NPR it adapted to threats of fraud better than other companies mentioned.

A congressional report says financial technology companies fueled rampant PPP fraud

Fraud in the Paycheck Protection Program, which gave potentially forgivable loans to small businesses during the pandemic, was largely due to financial technology companies, according to a new report.

"Playing games": Detroit City Council again delays vote on ShotSpotter expansion

Councilmembers voted 6-3 to renew the $1.5 million contract in neighborhoods where ShotSpotter is already in place. They chose to delay the vote on the $7 million expansion contract for the second week in a row.

Jeevika Verma

Jeevika Verma joined NPR's Morning Edition and Up First as a producer in February 2020. During her time there, she's produced a variety of stories ranging from Afghanistan peace talks, COVID surges in India and local & state elections. Verma also contributes to arts and poetry coverage for NPR's culture desk, and is always trying to get more poets on air. She leads the Morning Edition diversity council and works on DEI efforts across the network to help NPR live up to its mission.

Legislators want tax cuts. Gov. Snyder wants more money for schools, environment

On Tuesday evening Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder outlined his plans for the state during his last year in office. Michigan Radio Capitol Bureau Chief Rick…

Ruth Bader Ginsburg's portrait for a new Forever stamp from the U.S. Postal Service is based on a 2017 photograph taken in her office at the Supreme Court.

Here's the story of the portrait behind Ruth Bader Ginsburg's postage stamp

"It's like you feel a presence in the photograph," says Philip Bermingham. The striking image he captured became the U.S. Postal Service's reference for the new stamp.

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