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Stateside: Snyder endorses Biden; Detroit’s child care crisis; from antique restorer to mask maker

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In a surprising endorsement, two-term Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, a Republican, has endorsed Democrat Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential race.

Today on Stateside, Michigan’s political world got baked into an upside down cake on Thursday as former Republican Governor Rick Snyder endorsed Joe Biden, and Democrat Mark Hackel threw his support behind a push to limit Governor Whitmer’s emergency powers. We'll talk to a reporter covering the party-flipping endorsements. Plus, we hear from a Detroit child care provider who is feeling the financial pressure as the pandemic continues and parents remain at home. 

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Michigan’s political upside-down cake served cold with party-flipping endorsements

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Stateside’s conversation with Chad Livengood

  • Chad Livengood is a senior editor at Crain's Detroit Business.

“The math doesn’t work.” Detroit’s child care centers face financial squeeze as parents stay home

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Stateside’s conversation with Koby Levin and Nina Hodge

  • Koby Levin is a reporter for Chalkbeat Detroit. He recently wrote about how the pandemic is creating major financial challenges for child care providers in Detroit.
  • Nina Hodge is owner of Above and Beyond Learning Center in Detroit.

How a Michigan artist went from a sewing novice to selling thousands of homemade masks online

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Stateside’s conversation with Amy Wisniewski

  • Amy Wisniewski is a painter and owner of Vintage 11. 

With expensive changes looming in auto industry future, GM and Honda strengthen partnerships

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Stateside’s conversation with Michelle Krebs

  • Michelle Krebs is senior director of automotive relations for Cox Automotive and an executive analyst for Autotrader.

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