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Today on Stateside, the effects of a Michigan judge's ruling on minimum wage and paid sick leave. Then, Plowshares Theatre brings back its New Griots Initiative. Also, a new children's book tells the story of mushroom house builder Earl Young. Finally, Republican candidate Garrett Soldano on what he’d do if elected Governor.
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Michigan medical clinics that provide reproductive services see a sharp uptick in out-of-state patients following the reversal of Roe v Wade. Muskegon Lake is glowing up. Lawn trimming goats work up north. The number of ballot signatures gathered does not necessarily correlate to voter approval. And a conversation with GOP gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon.
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"Usually by now you have a frontrunner for the nomination, if there is a primary..." said Zach Gorchow, publisher of Gongwer News Service. "And I think the big reason why there isn't one right now is this is a Republican candidate field that is basically bereft of any political experience."
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On today's show, two journalists provided a breakdown of recent changes to the candidate pool in Michigan's gubernatorial primary, and two Allied Media Conference organizers talked plans for this year's event. Plus, we heard more about summer heat waves and stargazing opportunities in Michigan.
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Several Republican candidates who were disqualified from Michigan's gubernatorial primary ballot earlier this month are making efforts to revert those decisions.
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U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow on extending funding for free school lunches. Then, the tourist boom for Pictured Rocks and what it means for the surrounding community. We also heard from a unionizing Starbucks employee in Lansing and got an update on the FBI arrest of Michigan gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley.
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Michigan Supreme Court rejects appeals by 3 GOP candidates for governor, makes no ruling on a fourthThe state Supreme Court upheld lower courts that said the candidates failed to gather enough valid petition signatures — much of that due to what appears to be fraud by paid petition circulators.
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An update on the Mackinac Policy Conference from the president of the Detroit Regional Chamber, ahead of tonight’s GOP gubernatorial debate. We hear about the attempted community called “The Palestine Colony.” Then we listen to a conversation from KEXP with an Ann Arbor musician.
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An update on the State Board of Canvassers' hearing to decide which candidates will appear on the August primary ballot.Then we hear from GOP gubernatorial candidate and Michigan State Police Captain Mike Brown who has withdrawn from the race.And then two discussions about the recently released Federal investigation on Native Boarding Schools and their deadly legacy.
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The candidates answered questions on a wide variety of issues, from abortion to public university funding