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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".
Anastasia Tsioulcas is a correspondent on NPR’s Culture Desk and contributes as a classical music critic to The New York Times, the first journalist to hold such a dual role. She talked with WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor about her year in Washtenaw County where she just completed an academic program for accomplished journalists at the University of Michigan.
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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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The Ann Arbor City Council Monday night approved increases in the local water, sewer and stormwater rates. The administration says the hikes are needed for infrastructure improvements. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.
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The Ann Arbor Farmers Market is resuming its regular season with its first Wednesday market of the year, alongside some new changes this season. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has more.
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The Michigan Department of Corrections and a former spokesperson are being sued on allegations of sexual harassment. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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The start of the Revolutionary War, or American War of Independence, can be traced to one manuscript. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor talks to University of Michigan William L. Clements Library curator, Cheney Joshua Schopieray about the original draft orders of British Army officer Thomas Gage and the escalating tensions preceding the Battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775.
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