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Stateside Podcast: Michigan's not-so-sweet cherry season

Extreme weather patterns, fruit flies, and decay have impacted Michigan's sweet cherry crop this year. Governor Gretchen Whitmer sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture asking them to declare a federal disaster for the region, which would make emergency funding available for the state's cherry farmers.

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50 years ago, Michigan’s only President took the oath of office. What would Gerald R. Ford think about the country today?

A conversation with University of Michigan Ford School Dean Celeste Watkins-Hayes and Professor Jenna Bednar about the 50th anniversary of Gerald R. Ford becoming President of the United States.

Abortion is on the California ballot. But does that mean at any point in pregnancy?

CA voters are expected to approve a constitutional amendment on abortion rights. But critics say it would actually expand abortion rights, because the amendment ignores the concept of fetal viability.

An absent voter ballot from the Lansing city clerk.

Michigan election officials join battleground state panel in Ann Arbor

Election officials in Michigan met with others from across the country in Ann Arbor Thursday as they prepare for the November general election.

The silver carp is one of four invasive carp that have caused havoc in the Mississippi River system. $1.3 billion dollars or more will be spent to attempt to stop the carp from invading the Great Lakes.

Michigan signs onto new invasive carp agreement

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced a new agreement Monday to try to prevent invasive carp from reaching Lake Michigan.

Michigan has some of the worst state government transparency laws and ethics in the country. Could this year change that?

Advocates of making the Michigan legislature and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's office more transparent saw success this week in Lansing. But, is this the year the state Capitol really becomes more open? Plus, new names in the 2026 race to be Michigan's next governor.

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and on the right, a black sign with white letters says "abortion is healthcare" paper butterflies are glued around the words

Stateside Podcast: Giving birth at 18 shaped Michigan woman's support of abortion rights

The future of legal abortion is up for debate in a way that it hasn’t been for nearly five decades. And there's a chance it could soon be left to states—or voters—to decide. On today's episode, we heard from someone whose personal experience giving birth at age 18 shaped her fierce support for abortion rights.

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Election 2024: Can Michigan Democrats keep complete control of Lansing?

Michigan’s entire state House of Representatives is up for election this cycle and Democrats are hoping to keep control of the chamber and their control of Lansing. Bridge Michigan Capitol Reporters Jordyn Hermani and Simon Schuster join It’s Just Politics hosts Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta as they take a look at what’s at stake in Lansing in Election 2024.

The Niagara Falls Storage Site holds World War II-era radioactive materials from the effort to build the first atomic bomb. A Wayne County judge issued a restraining order to pause a planned shipment of that waste from New York on September 18, 2024.

Judge suspends delivery of radioactive soil from New York to Michigan

A judge has — at least temporarily — stopped the delivery of World War II-era radioactive soil from New York to a Detroit-area landfill.

Court decisions in Michigan and North Carolina deny GOP challenges to overseas voters

Courts in Michigan and North Carolina on Monday rejected attempts by Republicans to disqualify the ballots of certain overseas voters.

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