@AP has called the MI Dem Senate primary for Abdul El-Sayed
April Baer
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Radio/podcast lifer. MI/OR/OH. On Anishinaabeg land. Host of Stateside on Michigan Public. https://www.michiganpublic.org/podcast/stateside Also: State of Wonder, Dough Dynasty pods Alignment: Lawful Bowie
Very friendly reminder that the polls don’t close in Michigan until 8 PM Central time.
Bombshell. Mike Duggan is out of the Michigan Governor’s race. Listen today at 3 for details.
Just want to draw college basketball fans’ attention to this matchup in NC State-Michigan
Some complicated hockey feelings in this house this morning. #godylanlarkin and also #goteamcanada
Ramadan Mubarak to all the confused kitties up early and to their fams www.threads.com/@embracingad...
Amanda (@embracingadventure) on Threads
Sadly I don’t have a cat so here’s a video of a guy having a pre-Ramadan Khutbah for the meowslims about reducing their food intake 😆
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Our new science and environment reporter, Kate Furby, is so whip smart. Today she’s schooling me that no, February is not a punishment for Michiganders like myself who have sinned. www.michiganpublic.org/environment-...
Why is it so cold in Michigan right now? The science explained
The extreme weather conditions that are blasting the U.S. this week are a complicated blend of human-caused climate change and natural variability.
michiganpublic.org
@leahlitman - in addition to co-hosting the excellent pod Strict Scrutiny - is the sharpest conlaw scholar I know. In our most recent Stateside ep, she broke down some checks/balances history and talked about who might stop ICE’s constitutional overreach www.instagram.com/reel/DT_knQZ...
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Helpful page from our digital department with help finding food in Michigan - maps and other tools. Also helpful if you’d like to give right now to keep food resources available. www.michiganpublic.org/economy/2025...
Are you on SNAP? Here are resources to get help
SNAP benefits will not be distributed starting November 1 due to the federal government shutdown. Here are some resources if you or someone you know needs food assistance.
michiganpublic.org
In case you’re wondering how @npr.org is handling the Pentagon’s new restrictions on reporting. We’re in the upside down now. www.npr.org/2025/10/14/n...
News organizations refuse to comply with restrictive new Pentagon policy
NPR Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman is turning in his press pass, but won't stop reporting. Major news organizations are rejecting a restrictive new policy around covering the Department of Defense.
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In Michigan, a state senator and the Lt Governor - both Democrats - were subject to separate bomb threats in the past 24 hrs.
REUTERS: Trump official Bill Pulte accused Fed Governor Lisa Cook of fraud. His relatives filed housing claims similar to hers www.reuters.com/world/us/bil...
Exclusive: Bill Pulte accused Fed Governor Lisa Cook of fraud. His relatives filed housing claims similar to hers
Close relatives of the federal official who has accused a Federal Reserve governor of improperly claiming primary residence on two properties have declared the same status on two homes in two different states, public records show.
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Want to pitch a story? Ask a question about Michigan? or just hang out and have a beverage? I’ll be at Bell‘s eccentric Café in Kalamazoo from 5 to 7 PM. See you there!
Insightful work from Zena Issa on several hundred cases eligible for resentencing and all the unique lives involved www.michiganpublic.org/criminal-jus...
Young adults convicted of murder get second chance, but wounds reopened for victims’ families
A series of Michigan Supreme Court rulings are giving people convicted of murder as young adults the chance at resentencing, sparking hope for some and fear for others.
michiganpublic.org
Back in 2015 I met this smooth-talking cowboy in the broadcast booth at KPAI,  a station serving a town of fewer than 500 people in southern Oregon.
In the field today with city of #Detroit historian @jamonjordan for a project we’re very excited to bring you this summer.. Subscribe to our podcast feed so you won’t miss the drop…also be sure to follow Jamon, who is seriously a national treasure, in addition to all his other titles.
The Senate is debating the recission bill that would claw back appropriations for foreign aid and public broadcasting, if you care to watch on C-Span. www.c-span.org/event/us-sen...
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The Senate will continue work on the House-passed $9.4 billion spending cuts in foreign aid and public broadcasting funding already approved by the Congress.
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Incredible honor to represent my @michiganpublic Stateside team at @allwomeninmedia #theGracies50 - auspicious company like this is nourishment
This happened today. Please consider calling your Senator, especially if you think he or she might be on the fence. apnews.com/article/trum...
House approves Trump's request to cut funding for NPR, PBS and foreign aid
The House has voted to cut about $9.4 billion in spending as President Donald Trump’s administration looks to follow through on work done by the Department of Government Efficiency when it was oversee...
apnews.com
Watching LA makes me think of everything that was going on in Portland during the first term. People from outside Oregon kept asking me the same question and I felt like a broken record: legal protest. These are legal protests.
Big Court of Claims decision for #abortion protections in #Michigan (and great work by my rock star colleague Kate Wells) www.michiganpublic.org/health/2025-...
Judge strikes down Michigan abortion restrictions
The ruling says Michigan's voter-backed constitutional amendment means the state's abortion protections go even beyond Roe v. Wade.
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