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WEMU General Manager Molly Motherwell give an update on federal funding for public media
In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS. They say he can't. PBS chief Paula Kerger calls it "blatantly unlawful".
The Saline Area Schools Board of Education has appointed a new Superintendent to replace the retiring Stephen Laatsch. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.
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The Chelsea City Council announced its choice of who would fill the seat for the remainder of former council member Bill Ruddock’s term. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.
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During the Biden administration, local food distributors were encouraged to apply for grants funding to help build infrastructure for local farms and food. Now, the USDA is making cuts that could undermine the local food system and its suppliers...like Argus Farm Stop in Ann Arbor. WEMU's David Fair talked with co-owner Bill Brinkerhoff about immediate and longer-term impacts.
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This past weekend, YpsiWrites hosted "A Great Day in Ypsi." The event, which celebrates Ypsilanti writers and storytellers, was inspired by Art Kane's "A Great Day in Harlem" photograph and by the book "Sweet Music of Harlem" by local author Debbie Taylor. Taylor joined Rylee Barnsdale to discuss the event and how it can inspire more Ypsilanti stories and storytellers.
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Voters in the Dexter Community School District approved a bond issue on Tuesday. We hear more from WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert.
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Voters in Pittsfield Township approved a pair of millage increases on Tuesday. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has the story.
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Protestors will gather tonight in downtown Ann Arbor to call for sweeping street crossing reforms. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.
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Big federal spending reductions could imperil Medicaid health benefits for 700,000 Michiganders. That’s according to a report being released Wednesday by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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The Ann Arbor Planning Commission has approved the site plan for a new condominium development on the historic Braun Court. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.
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The Michigan Court of Appeals rejected a request Tuesday to hear arguments on allowing the Oxford High School shooter to withdraw his guilty pleas and to challenge his sentence of life-without-parole. Rick Pluta has more.
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Destination Ann Arbor has found in a recent study that visitors brought $226 million in revenue to the city during the 2024 University of Michigan football season. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.
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