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Jim Lively has a local food market just minutes from the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in northern Michigan. He’s waiting for the federal money he was promised so he can put solar on the roof and offset the costs of opening up a campsite for RVs in this field.
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Farmers and business owners were promised financial help for energy upgrades. They’re still waiting for the money

Izzy Ross, Katie Myers, Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Emily Jones March 25, 2025

Editor's note: This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization; BPR, a public radio station...

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  • In The Groove
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In The Groove: New music from Black Country, New Road, a birthday party for Aretha Franklin + Madvillain anniversary

Ryan Patrick Hooper March 25, 2025

We’re going in on some Aretha Franklin today for her birthday, and really just turning the rest of the week...

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GOP legislators asks SCOTUS to let them sue over Michigan election rules

Rick Pluta March 25, 2025

A group of Republican state lawmakers is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to clear the way for them to challenge...

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Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan addresses city employees on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024.
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Detroit Evening Report: Duggan to deliver final State of the City address this week

Hernz Laguerre March 24, 2025

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is set to give his final State of the City address on Tuesday.Subscribe to the Detroit...

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The Metro: County Veteran Service Fund miscalculation puts veteran affairs offices in a tricky financial situation

Jack Filbrandt, The Metro March 24, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.  Today on The Metro we bring you a conversation with...

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Acoustic Café: An ALL JAZZ show, featuring some of our finest jazz performers live in-studio

Rob Reinhart March 24, 2025

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café, it's a special show featuring the great jazz performances we've recorded in our...

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Shustho: Bangladeshi women rely on culturally competent care for better health outcomes

Nargis Rahman March 24, 2025

Editor’s Note: This story is part two of a new four-part series from WDET’s Nargis Rahman called, “Shustho: Mind, Body,...

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Virginia Romano, CEO of the Dresner Foundation, at WDET Studios.
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The Metro: Dresner Community Center — Gilbert creates new home for nonprofits in Southwest

Tia Graham, The Metro March 24, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Southwest Detroit is a vibrant community that oftentimes gets overlooked as...

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Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson shares why he is running for governor of Michigan on MichMash.
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MichMash: Genesee Co. Sheriff Chris Swanson on his gubernatorial run, vision for Democratic Party

Hernz Laguerre March 24, 2025

This week on MichMash, gubernatorial candidate and Genesee County Sheriff Christopher Swanson sat down with Gongwer News Service’s Zach Gorchow...

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Detroit Public Schools Community District Superintendent speaks during a panel discussion in November 2018.
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The Metro: ‘All students’ in Detroit public schools could feel impacts from Department of Education cuts

Robyn Vincent, The Metro March 24, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Education in the U.S. is facing upheaval. The Department of Education...

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Tesla Takedown protestors demonstrate on the sidewalk outside Somerset Mall in Troy.
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Activists gather outside Somerset Mall for ‘Tesla Takedown’ rally

Alex McLenon, Amanda LeClaire March 24, 2025

Dozens of so-called “Tesla Takedown” protests took place around the country over the weekend. One such rally took place at...

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Michigan libraries prepare for impact as Trump moves to eliminate federal library agency

Isabel Gil March 24, 2025

Michigan libraries are some of the latest local institutions preparing for the effects of the Trump Administration’s slashing of federal...

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