Ann Arbor Congresswoman Debbie Dingell says she would rather be in Washington this week, but Speaker Mike Johnson had other ideas. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.
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Ann Arbor SPARK’s a2Tech360 kicks off Tuesday withTech Homecoming, followed by a series of events celebrating innovation in the greater Ann Arbor region. WEMU's Caroline MacGregor reports.
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The Washtenaw Housing Alliance is one of many groups working in our community to end homelessness in Washtenaw County. The latest tool in its mission is the Yvonne Fund, which is designed to create lasting systemic solutions to homelessness. The fund's development director, Madeline Garcia, and the fund's cabinet chair, Norman Herbert, explained the project in more detail with Decky Alexander.
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The two U.S. senate candidates from Michigan offer vastly different ideas for health care. As Russ McNamara reports, lowering costs for consumers is the goal for both.
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A large crowd of students, faculty, staff and alumni joined several local officials on Friday for the investiture of Dr. Brendan Kelly as Eastern Michigan’s 24th President. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.
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The City of Ann Arbor is going ahead with its project to reconfigure Green Road to improve pedestrian safety in the northern part of the city. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.
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City officials say opponents of proposed bike lanes on the Broadway Bridge on Ann Arbor’s northside are jumping the gun. They also say an extension of the bike lanes on Division Street is long overdue. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.
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The City of Ann Arbor is considering a road diet for the Broadway Bridge and North Division Street. About 50 northside residents got together Thursday night to discuss how to prevent unwanted changes. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.
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AAA Michigan says the state is enduring record high prices for diesel fuel. As Russ McNamara reports, those added costs will eventually trickle down.
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Kentaro Toyama is a computer scientist who studies the relationship between technology and global development. He is the W. K. Kellogg Professor at the University of Michigan School of Information and author of "Geek Heresy: Rescuing Social Change from the Cult of Technology." Toyama spoke to WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor about artificial intelligence researchers' concerns that AI could be the apocalypse that ends humanity — something pre-eminent British Professor Stephen Hawking also expressed concerns about before he died.
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He’s been on the job since April, but on Friday, the Investiture Ceremony will be held to instill Dr. Brendan Kelly as the 24th President of Eastern Michigan University. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.
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Students in the Ann Arbor Public Schools are, for the most part, performing better than their counterparts across the state, but a large achievement gap still remains. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.
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The Michigan Theater and State Theatre are always buzzing, so what's the buzz this week? WEMU's Mat Hopson gets together with Tara Calligan to chat about the new films coming to your favorite downtown movie house, along with the next round of special screenings!