First, the consequences of inflated property tax assessments. Then, the resistance behind renewable energy projects. Later, a look into inland-water ecosystems.

On this shamrock-filled episode of Stateside, we discuss the NCAA basketball bracketology as we prepare for March Madness. We also revisit a conversation with a Detroit-based poet and visual artist whose book explores the boldness of Black Detroit. Lastly, we engage in a conversation with a professor who seeks to expand our understanding of the individuals who influenced American country music.

First, a look at litigation against University of Michigan protesters. Then, the experiences of migrant women in Michigan. Plus, a statistical way to fill out your March Madness brackets.

A conversation about how campus protests should be handled, a Sudanese drink made in Michigan and an Anishinaabe inventor promoting STEM education.

On this edition of Stateside, we discuss the announcement of two mayors from Michigan being appointed as U.S. ambassadors. Additionally, we have a conversation with a Flint native about his conducting at the Flint Symphony Orchestra.

Michigan State University mathematician Albert Cohen tells us how we can use statistics to fill our March Madness brackets.

In the eleventh hour, the Michigan legislature wrote a bi-partisan compromise to limit the state’s wage increases as well as change paid sick leave requirements. Sean Egan from the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity broke these changes down.

Mary Frances Phillips' "Black Panther Woman: The Political and Spiritual Life of Ericka Huggins” is a biography of one of the party's longest serving women.

Trump recently nominated two Michigan mayors to fill appointments of U.S. ambassadors to foreign nations.

Michigan Public’s Data reporter explains Michigan's immigration, detention, and deportation data.