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It has been 41 years since the US Congress held its first hearings about “global warming” and 25 years since the Kyoto Protocol was approved It committed the nations of the world to address the climate crisis. For decades, the fossil fuel industry’s stranglehold on US politics kept action at bay. In mid-August, the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law committing $369 billion toward climate emission reduction efforts. WEMU's David Fair checked in with Mike Garfield from the Ann Arbor-based Ecology Center to get early analysis of the benefits and shortcomings of the measure and what it may provide to Washtenaw County and Southeast Michigan.
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President Biden announced that his administration wants to end hunger by 2030. Here in Washtenaw County, Markell Miller from Food Gatherers says it’s an audacious goal that she welcomes. WEMU's Josh Hakala reports.
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Democrats in Washington, around the country, and here in Michigan, are scrambling after a leaked U.S. Supreme Court opinion indicates it will overturn the Roe versus Wade decision that legalized abortion. WEMU's David Fair explore this controversy further in his weekly conversation with 12th District Representative Debbie Dingell.
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The U.S. and NATO allies continue to commit more money and weapons to Ukraine as it defends itself against the Russian invasion. All the while, Vladmir Putin is increasing rhetoric around the potential use of nuclear weapons. How far down the line will this go? That’s part of the conversation WEMU's David Fair had with 12th District Congressional Representative Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn).
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Michigan is asking the federal government for an emergency infusion of money to keep a west Michigan nuclear power plant from shutting down. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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Six weeks have gone by since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine. U.S. and NATO sanctions are having an impact, and President Biden's proposed budget calls for a 10% increase in defense spending. 12th District Representative Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) joined WEMU's David Fair to offer perspective on those issues and more.
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Michigan ended the fourth quarter of 2021 with a gross domestic product of slightly over $590 billion. That's according to preliminary data released Thursday. Colin Jackson reports.
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Broadband infrastructure projects would receive around $250 million under a bill awaiting Governor Gretchen Whitmer's signature. Colin Jackson has more.
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US Supreme Court nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee this week. The war in Ukraine drags on and the uncertainty in the energy sector is causing anxiety and financial hardship. WEMU's David Fair questioned 12th District Representative Debbie Dingell on where these matters may be headed.
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The US House of Representatives this week passed a $13.6 billion Ukranian aid and support measure. It also passed a $1.5 trillion spending package to keep the federal government running through the end of the fiscal year. In her conversation with WEMU's David Fair, Representative Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) discussed why those measures earned her support and why she was among those in favor of pulling further pandemic relief aid out of the government spending plan.