budget cuts

A conversation about what you need to know after Congress voted to claw back federal funds from public media. Also, how to make live theater more accessible for neurodiverse audiences. Plus, The Dish heads up North with a mother-daughter team serving up fry bread —a Native American flatbread with a complex history.

Researchers at the University of North Carolina say Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” could put three Michigan hospitals among those at risk of closure and service reductions.

First, we discuss the contents of a Michigan State University email about the institution's finances. Then, a visit from a Grand Rapids PBS icon. Plus, Bob Seger's 80th birthday and his legacy.

In this edition of Stateside, we discuss the impact of budget cuts on the U.S. Institute for Libraries and Museums. Then, a celebration for the 60th anniversary of Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. Finally, we introduce the debut of Stateside’s new podcast special, Revival.

On this podcast edition of Stateside, the story of a laid off federal worker in northern Michigan

Perhaps no state in the country is more aware of water safety than Michigan. Seeing the Flint water disaster play out since 2014 has given us all a harsh…

Environmental programs all across Michigan are in danger from budget cuts – not just the spending cuts in President Trump’s budget proposal, but state…

Environmentalists and their allies in Congress are stepping up their efforts to fight proposed cuts to federal Great Lakes funding and the EPA…

An increase in money for the private firm that's providing food for state prisoners and some cuts to water protection are a couple of the things making…

Michigan arts and humanities funding may soon be taking a hit. President Trump's proposed budget calls for an end to the National Endowment for Humanities…