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The bipartisan Michigan Board of State Canvassers meets today to certify the results of November elections. We have more from Rick Pluta.

It's officially December! The holiday season has begun, and there are plenty of movies along for the ride! WEMU's David Fair is joined by Nick Alderink from the Michigan Theater, who's filling in for Russ Collins. They met in the WEMU studio to talk about the newest films and special screenings heading your way.

You may have noticed that winters in Michigan are changing. That will continue. WEMU's David Fair spoke with University of Michigan professor of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, Dr. Richard Rood, about our climate future and the need for greater emphasis on adaptation.

The pandemic continues to cause greater housing and food insecurity and the impact on area veterans is only growing. Derrick Miller is a former Marine and now heads the Ann Arbor-based Community Action Network. He says the nonprofit service organization is being put to the test by increased demand. Mr. Miller joined WEMU's David Fair to discuss the increasingly creative means necessary to provide basic needs and a foundation of support for greater quality of life.

Partial recounts of ballots cast in the November election begin Wednesday — but with no realistic possibility of changing the results that added new abortion rights and voting rights amendments to the Michigan Constitution. Rick Pluta reports.

Raising children is difficult no matter what. Now, imagine trying to do it without secure housing, food or educational resources. Imagine further trying to find assistance in a system that has historically been culturally biased. WEMU's David Fair is joined by Icshia Leatherwood. She is a member of "Trusted Parent Advisors," who are working to empower people of color to access available resources and become greater advocates for themselves and their children.

The end of the year is approaching, but there's still more to talk about in the world of film. Michigan Theater programming manager, Nick Alderink, filled in for Russ Collins this week and joined WEMU's David Fair to discuss all things movies.

What is your favorite movie of the year? As 2022 winds down, the awards season steam is picking up. WEMU's David Fair and Michigan Theater cinema programming manager, Nick Alderink, discuss the favorites and dive into new film openings and some screenings available to you.

The Ann Arbor-based Ecology Center is diving deep into research in an effort to better understand how toxic chemicals interact and spread through the environment, our wildlife and, ultimately, humans. The center’s senior scientist, Dr. Gillian Zaharias Miller, joined WEMU’s David Fair to share the details of current and future research in the ongoing quest for solutions.

The bipartisan Michigan Board of State Canvassers has certified the results of the statewide November elections. We have more from Rick Pluta.