Should Dave Agema resign?
This week during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day speech, Gov. Rick Snyder renewed his call for civility. His comments seemed to again be pointed toward Dave Agema, a Republican National Committeeman....
View ArticleOne group strongly opposes raising the minimum wage
President Obama is expected to talk about raising the federal minimum wage in his State of the Union address tonight. Across Michigan, there’s also increasing focus on raising the minimum wage for the...
View ArticleThe Appleseed Collective visits the studios of Michigan Radio
The 37th Ann Arbor Folk Festival kicks off this Friday. This year’s celebrated national acts include artists like Iron and Wine, and Neko Case. But the festival also features local bands. One band is...
View ArticleA look at income tax reduction and the minimum wage debate
Each Thursday we look at Michigan politics with Susan Demas, publisher of Inside Michigan Politics, and Ken Sikkema, former Senate Majority Leader and senior policy fellow at Public Sector...
View ArticleWhy Rep. Zemke believes teacher evaluations need change
A set of bipartisan bills moving through the state legislature would reshape Michigan’s teacher evaluation system. Democratic Rep. Adam Zemke from Ann Arbor sponsored Bill 5224. He spoke with All...
View ArticleDrivers beware, warns MDOT director
Kirk Steudle, director of the Michigan Department of Transportation, says the harsh winter will make the pothole situation in Michigan this spring the worst we’ve seen in our lifetime. He testified...
View ArticleWhy Rep. Lipton believes her bill is better alternative to EAA
The Michigan House could vote this week to expand the Education Achievement Authority, or EAA.The EAA was created by Gov. Rick Snyder as a separate school district for the lowest-performing 5% of...
View ArticleTo raise or not to raise the minimum wage?
It's a question Michigan voters may have to answer this November.The Board of State Canvassers yesterday approved petition language put forward by Raise Michigan, a coalition that wants to increase...
View ArticleMichigan mime teaches Olympians to bring emotion to the ice
What do Olympic ice dancers who train in Michigan have to do with Michael Lee?He's a professional mime and physical acting coach. Lee has worked with 10 of the 24 figure skating ice dance teams at the...
View ArticleCould foundations offering to help Detroit regret their decision?
As Detroit continues to move through the bankruptcy process, an outstanding issue is a plan to protect artwork at the Detroit Institute of Arts. A group of foundations and private donors have pledged...
View ArticleWhat o'clock is it?
The contraction of the word “of” to o’ is considered highly informal, but the phrase “o’clock” is somehow different. This week on That’s What They Say, host Rina Miller and University of Michigan...
View ArticleAudio: A conversation with former Benton Harbor emergency manager
The city of Benton Harbor is no longer in a financial emergency. Gov. Snyder today announced the appointment of a Receivership Transition Advisory Board.Behind the turnaround is Benton Harbor’s former...
View ArticleDetroit eligible for bankruptcy, what comes next?
Today, Judge Steven Rhodes of the United States Bankruptcy Court ruled that while the City of Detroit did not negotiate with creditors in good faith, it did file for bankruptcy in good faith. His...
View ArticleBusiness with social mission helps keep homeless warm
Starting a business can be hard. How about starting a business with a mission to help end homelessness? Well, that’s even harder.Stateside’s Mercedes Mejia tells us about the Empowerment Plan. It’s a...
View ArticleWhat's next for the EAA in Michigan?
A vote is expected on a final version of a bill that would expand the Education Achievement Authority into a statewide district. The EAA was created by the Snyder administration to initially oversee...
View ArticleMichigan's Medicaid expansion goes into effect today
“Healthy Michigan” is available to more than 470,000 low-income Michiganders between the ages of 19 and 64.Joining us today is Krista Nordberg, director of enrollment at the Washtenaw Health...
View ArticleRep. Lisa Posthumus Lyons explains latest on statewide teacher evaluation bills
A state wide teacher evaluation system is finally seeing some movement in the legislature. The plan would rate teachers and administrators based on student growth on standardized tests and in-class...
View ArticleDetroit volunteer rescue service takes model from Israel
There’s an innovative idea from Israel that might be taking root in Detroit. The idea is to train people in the community to respond to emergency calls. “And they usually can get there much more...
View ArticleWATCH: People ink their bodies to raise money for Flint
Carrie Metz-Caporusso had an idea: Use her skills to create a one-day fundraiser for the people in Flint. She came up with a tattoo design to represent the drinking water crisis in Flint, posted her...
View ArticleDetroit-based duo Gosh Pith drops new EP today
Detroit-based duo Gosh Pith released their second EP Gold Chain. Josh Freed and Josh Smith are the artists behind the band. Their music is difficult to categorize – think heavy beats and drum loops...
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