The price of food is forcing some people to make some difficult decisions. The level of food insecurity among college students is increasing dramatically. Swoop's Food Pantry at Eastern Michigan University has seen the level of service it provides increase in recent years, and the projection is that the need will only grow. WEMU's David Fair talked with Swoop’s Pantry graduate assistant Colton Ray about what it takes and what it’s going to take to help a growing number of EMU students.
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The Ann Arbor City Council votes tonight on a resolution on what to do with the anticipated $3 million it is expecting if the County Mental Health and Public Safety Millage renewal passes. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.
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Milan Area Schools have placed a Sinking Fund Millage on the November ballot to pay for needed repairs across the district. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has the story.
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The City of Ann Arbor is resuming curbside leaf collection, allowing residents to set out up to 20 yard bags for weekly collection. Ana Longoria has more.
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The Army Corps of Engineers wants to ship toxic waste from New York to a facility in western Wayne County. It comes from the World War II-era Manhattan Project and has low levels of radioactivity. While the shipment issue winds through the court system, measures are being taken in Lansing. State Representative Reggie Miller is a Democrat from Van Buren Township. where Wayne Disposal is located and where the shipments are scheduled to arrive. She has introduced a bill that would ban all out-of-state waste shipments and discusses it with WEMU's David Fair and Michigan League of Conservation Voters executive director, Lisa Wozniak.
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Washtenaw County voters are being asked if they want to approve a millage dedicated to fund services for older residents. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.
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Eastern Michigan University’s LGBT Resource Center is celebrating 30 years of advocacy with an exhibit showcasing its history. Ana Longoria has the story.
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A group of former state GOP politicians, staffers and consultants announced Thursday that they are endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for President. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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Older and vulnerable adults in Michigan would have more options to fight abuse under bills that advanced out of a state Senate committee this week. Colin Jackson has more.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is asking the full bench of judges on a federal appeals court to let him remove his name from Michigan’s presidential ballot. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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The Washtenaw and Livingston County Commissioners are fighting over a resolution involving undocumented immigrants. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.
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