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Smoke over Michigan skies as western wildfires burn

By Kelly House | September 16, 2020

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So far, the wildfire smoke hovering over Michigan has not impacted regional air quality. But climate experts say it should serve as a sobering reminder that the Great Lakes State is not immune to worsening natural disasters caused by climate change.

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Amid racial reckoning, Detroit activists press Whitmer for environmental justice

By Kelly House & Olivia Lewis | August 31, 2020

A deepening debate in the nation on systemic racial inequities has inspired Michigan activists to seize this societal moment to achieve reforms for communities of color that too often bare the burden of pollution in their communities.

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Gov Whitmer, Lt Gov Gilchrist, Sandy Baruah, MI SOS Benson

In this hour Stephen Henderson broadcasts from the Mackinac Policy Conference and speaks with Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist, Detroit Regional Chamber CEO Sandy Baruah and Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.
Wayne County Executive Warren Evans, Mayor Mike Duggan, Consumers Energy CEO

In this hour Stephen Henderson broadcasts from the Mackinac Policy Conference and speaks with Wayne County Executive Warren Evans, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and Consumers Energy CEO Garrick Rochow.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib; Update on MI Redistricting

In this hour Stephen Henderson speaks with Rep. Rashida Tlaib about the need to update aging infrastructure in SE Michigan and Ben Solis of Gongwer joins for an update on Michigan's redistricting efforts.
Congressman Dan Kildee; New Americans on Citizenship Day

Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Flint Twp.) talks about the $3.5 trillion spending bill and how it could affect Michigan cities. And two new American citizens talk about their immigration stories and what it means to them to be an American on Constitution Day and Citizenship Day.