People who receive traditional public benefits are often met with scrutiny, distrust and suspicion. A new traveling art exhibit called "No Strings," curated by University of Michigan’s Poverty Solutions, is working to flip that narrative. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor talked with U-M Poverty Solutions Director of Communications and Public Engagement Lauren Slagter about the project.

A state elections board Thursday found two of Michigan’s leading Republican candidates for governor gathered enough signatures to make the August primary ballot. As Colin Jackson reports, that’s despite some challenges.

Eastern Michigan University’s Women’s Golf team ended their 2025-26 season as the semifinalists in the NCAA Match Play Championships. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

We're entering the summer movie season, and WEMU's David Fair met up with Nick Alderink from Marquee Arts to chat about the new films and special screenings arriving on the silver screen to kick things off.

The City of Ann Arbor is preparing to add electric vehicles to its A2ZERO Home Energy and Yard Care Rebates program beginning in July. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

A ballot initiative to ban Michigan’s public utilities and large government contractors from political giving dropped off signatures Wednesday to go before voters this November. Colin Jackson has more.

Circuit Court Judge Kevin Cox on Wednesday granted a permanent injunction blocking Wayne Disposal from accepting radioactive waste from the Manhattan Project. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office says an investigation into a police chase that ended in the death of a Navy veteran has been forwarded to the prosecutor for review. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor reports.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan customers are expressing relief that the insurer has a new in-network deal with Michigan Medicine. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Washtenaw Intermediate School District will soon have a vacancy on its Board of Education. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.

Michigan Medicine and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan have announced a long-term contract agreement to continue in-network status. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The march toward carbon neutrality in Ann Arbor continues. In enacting the measures needed to make the A2ZERO plan work by the goal date of 2030, it has to be approached from a variety of angles. That includes boots on the ground. That’s where the Ann Arbor Climate Corps comes in. It helps bridge the gap between city policy and neighborhood level implementation, and it’s been working so far. But now, there is the potential elimination of federal AmeriCorps funding. Maggie Halpern is program manager for Ann Arbor Climate Corps. In her conversation with WEMU's David Fair, she talks about what options are being considered, should that come to pass, and the work the Climate Corps will continue doing in Ann Arbor.