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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.

The Michigan Board of State Canvassers will meet today to start the process for a partial recount of the votes cast for two ballot proposals. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The state Legislature has already called it a year, and when it reconvenes in January, Democrats will be in full control for the first time in 40 years. Donna Lasinski spent the last two years serving as minority leader in the state House, but term limits means she will not return to Lansing. The Washtenaw County Democrat joined WEMU's David Fair with a look back at progress made over the just-completed session and what she believes may transpire when Lansing is in Democratic control.

You may know Dawn Farm as a recovery center in Ann Arbor, but the property has much more going on. The Dawn Farm Cooperative is a group of individuals farming more than 60 acres of land and using the guiding principles of permaculture as its foundation. It is about agricultural integrity and regenerative sustainability. Jesse Tack is one of the founders, and he joined WEMU's David Fair to share more details on the program and where it's headed.

Yousef Rabhi's tenure as a state representative has ended. However, he will be sworn in Wednesday evening and return to the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners. Rabhi joined WEMU's David Fair to fill us in on local environmental priorities in the new year and how his tenure in the Michigan Legislature may help in his return to the county board.

Washtenaw County elections officials have completed its part of a partial statewide partial recount of Proposal 3 that appeared on the November ballot. WEMU’s Taylor Pinson has more.

The greater Ann Arbor area is one of the most vibrant arts towns In America. We knew that, but now SMU Data Arts research confirms it! Daniel Fonner, director of research at SMU Data Arts joins "creative:impact" host Deb Polich, and they dig into the numbers behind Ann Arbor’s ranking.

There will be a big celebration at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor tonight! Significant anniversaries are being recognized and, of course, there are a lot of movies to talk about when WEMU's David Fair and the Michigan Theater's Russ Collins get together for Cinema Chat.