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Today, reaching some of Michigan’s most diverse micro-communities of voters: the LGBTQ community. Also, the stories of Michigan, as told by the built environment. And, the endless days and sleepless nights of witnessing Israel’s attacks on Lebanon.

Students across Michigan this year staged campus protests over Israeli attacks in Gaza. And they often butted heads with college administrators over their tactics. What the Vote? dug into what free speech means to Gen Z—and how that’s shaping campus activism right now.

As part of a series looking ahead to the presidential election, Michigan Public has been talking with Michiganders about what kind of presidential leadership they would like to see on wars in the Middle East, Ukraine and elsewhere.

Today, we hear a conversation with Supreme Court Justice Kyra Harris Bolden about her campaign to remain in her seat. Then, the Michigan chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations has requested a federal office with governance authority on universities to investigate the University of Michigan. Additionally, a destructive, invasive beetle is wiping out ash trees across the Great Lakes region. Lastly, the second episode of What the Vote?, a limited series podcast by Stateside centering on Gen Z perspectives.

Several speakers at Stein's Dearborn rally called on Michiganders to “punish” Harris for supporting Israeli military strikes in Gaza and southern Lebanon.

Hamas-led militants killed some 1,200 people in the 2023 attack and took another 250 hostage. Nearly 42,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since the war began.

It's been a frightening week for Michiganders with ties in Israel and Lebanon. We spoke with a writer who's been researching how ordinary people can affect change in global governance. Also, we visit a very popular Ann Arbor bakery known for using Asian flavors in new and inventive ways.

The group called on the U.S. State Department to act to prevent additional deaths of Americans in Lebanon, days after a Michigan man's family said he was killed there.

Today, Israel’s invasion in Lebanon and its ripple effect for Lebanese Americans in Michigan.In a year of catalytic political change for Michigan’s Arab American communities, the latest developments overseas represent yet another inflection point, and more pain at civilian deaths.Also: how we talk about immigrants in election years — one scholar on the political endgame of divisive language in this presidential election cycle.

Today, we catch up with Michigan Public's Zena Issa about what's happening at ArabCon in Dearborn. Then, we discuss the recent college free speech rankings released by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. Later, we listen in on an interview by Michigan Public's Tyler Scott about name, image, and likeness, as well as an Interlochen Public Radio feature about a news outlet's return as a non-profit.