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Now the Margraves' father is addressing the court. He asks the judge to give him five minutes with Nassar. Judge refuses. He runs at defense desk to attack
#LarryNassar
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@KateLouiseWells
Mattie Larson describes the way she felt the adults in her life had failed her. "In the midst of all these adults, Larry, you were the only one I trusted."
#LarryNassar
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#PublicRadioCakeWeek
Day 1...courtesy of
@aprilveebee
and
@aprilbaer
.... They present to you...
@JortsTheCat
(In gingerbread).
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BREAKING:
@AP
has called
@gretchenwhitmer
tonight's winner in Michigan's gubernatorial race.
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@KateLouiseWells
Aquilina drops the letter in disgust. Asks
#Nassar
if he withdraws is plea. Asks if he is guilty. "I have said my plea," he responds.
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Tune in to
@StatesideRadio
Monday at 3 and 10 p.m. for an exclusive interview with
@AbdulElSayed
.
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Some gorgeous photos of the blue ice at the Straits of Mackinac (and pupper Jake!) taken by Jimmy Maltese.
#PureMichigan
Have any of you snapped some lovely winter photos of our state?
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Court room is hushed, people talking quietly.
#LarryNassar
sits at defendant desk talking occasionally to his lawyers.
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There’s been a rise in Trump-loyalist election-conspiracy theorists appointed to county-level election positions following the 2020 election.
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Ruth Ellis was one of the oldest openly gay black women in the world when she died at 101 years old in 2000.
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“We’ve got to take politics out of this crisis moment. We’re all Americans,” Gov Gretchen Whitmer said at a press conference about the Midland flooding today.
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.
@Johnubacon
: "John Beilein was simply the best coach in Michigan basketball’s 102-year history – hands down."
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Former head of Michigan’s drinking water unit first to be fired in wake of
#FlintWaterCrisis
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Faculty members at Michigan State University say they're planning to unionize. They're seeking greater job protections and more input in the University administration.
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We'll be tweeting from the Eaton County Circuit Court for the
#LarryNassar
sentencing. At least 57 women and girls are expected to speak, and they'll be able to visit with Yuri, the court's therapy dog, after their statements.
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Detroit Council member: City won't back down on pro-immigrant policies
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Frederick Douglass spoke in Ypsilanti 150 years ago and his message still resonates on MLK Day
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These are the 15 people charged for their connection to the Flint water crisis
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No Republicans ran in the district, which means Rashida Tlaib is set to win the general election and begin her term in January.
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Settlers nearly destroyed Michigan’s wild rice beds. Native tribes are restoring them.
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Air quality in parts of Michigan is currently among the worst in the world due to smoke from the Canadian wildfires.
Michigan Radio reporters Dustin Dwyer and Steve Carmody sent us some pics from Grand Rapids and Flint. What's it like outside your window?
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BREAKING: Joe Biden has won the presidential election.
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Court orders home delivery of bottled water in Flint
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LGBTQ protections are now part of Michigan’s civil rights law.
@GovWhitmer
signed the bill Thursday afternoon, expanding the reach of the state's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to include sexual orientation and gender identity.
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@amelianewburg
@laurenduca
@haleybesser
@KateLouiseWells
The final number read in court was 156. Judge Aquilina noted she had heard 168. (Thanks for following along with us!)
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In a time when many news operations are being forced to cut back on staffing, Michigan Radio is pleased to announce the hiring of three new members of our journalism staff. Welcome Beenish, Nisa, and Erin!
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The University of Michigan announced Friday that all students, faculty, and staff across the Ann Arbor, Dearborn, and Flint campuses will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Abortion providers are reassuring patients they can still come to their appointments. But they're also bracing themselves for what will happen if the state's 1931 abortion ban goes into effect.
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A federal judge gives Enbridge three years to shut down a section of Line 5 that crosses reservation land and pay one tribe more than $5 million for trespassing.
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BREAKING: A state board has disqualified five Republican candidates for Michigan governor from the August primary ballot due to forged and otherwise invalid signatures.
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Congratulations to the
@BelievedPod
team on their
@PeabodyAwards
.
And a special thank you to the women who trusted us to share their stories.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer is expected to call for a state standard or mandate for 100% "clean energy" — as well as removing the authority of local governments to issue or deny solar and wind permits and handing that authority to state government.
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Several thousand gallons of liquid containing hexavalent chromium have spilled into the Huron River. State regulators are urging people not to play in or drink from the river until further notice. Read this thread to learn more. 🧵
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Auchter: "Once upon a time, it was the Republicans who tended to be the grown-ups in the room."
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Specifically,
@AbdulElSayed
says he would propose legislation to outlaw for-profit charters, while giving those that currently exist a three-year window to transition to non-profit status.
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I'm incredulous that anybody would think that an additional audit of the 2020 election here in Michigan would be a good idea (especially by a private firm).
Full commentary:
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.
@AbdulElSayed
insists a state-run, universal health care plan would produce savings for nearly everyone.
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Supreme Court justice calls for more diversity at UM
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Rachael Denhollander was the first to share her story with the
@indystar
in 2016. Since then, her strength raised the voices of 155 other women and girls. Hear some of their powerful stories:
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@KateLouiseWells
@SchuetteOnDuty
"My family has a deep love for MSU...I've never been more disgusted or angry at the people who let this go on." The first complaint against
#Nassar
at MSU was in 1997. Blayer was born in 2001. "I should have been born to a world where he was irrelevant," she says.
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BREAKING: Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer nixes Ionia immigrant detention center deal.
The story from Michigan Radio's Catherine Schaffer here:
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The graduation rate for black students has tripled during this time, while the rate for first-generation students also improved rapidly.
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We’d love to introduce you to our new on-air host, the squirrel that’s taken over our Studio West! Grab your nuts 🥜 and settle in for a very chatty drive home. 🐿
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150 ppb (10x federal action limit) is more than filters can handle
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Attorney General Dana Nessel has issued an opinion calling Michigan's requirement of proof of sex-reassignment surgery to change the gender on an individual's birth certificate "unconstitutional."
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U.S. Rep wants Medicare to cover vision, hearing, dental
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BREAKING: EPA Region 5 Administrator Susan Hedman has offered her resignation. EPA says focus is restoration of Flint’s drinking water.
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More than 4,000 undergraduate women were sexually assaulted at Michigan State University during the 2018-2019 academic year, according to a newly released campus survey.
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A Grosse Pointe North High School teacher delivered an impassioned resignation speech at Monday night’s Board of Education meeting. Watch here:
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Lawmaker says states should protect internet privacy if feds won’t
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Flint's pipe replacement program moving into new phase
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Ann Arborites rallied yesterday to show support for Muslims
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Heads up, Michigan voters!
MI Secretary of State
@JocelynBenson
spox says lines at polling places may appear longer than they are because of social distancing
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GM has suspended production at 15 locations in Michigan in an effort to save natural gas after a fire reduced Consumers Energy gas supplies during high demand in the cold temperatures.
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ICYMI:
@Johnubacon
: "Michigan’s coaches often tell recruits, 'These four years will determine your next forty.' So how can they expect recruits to decide on their all-important next four years without knowing who their coach will be?"
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Sec. of State to send all Michiganders absentee ballot applications for August, November elections
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Detroit is the most segregated city in America, according to a new study from the Othering and Belonging Institute at the University of California-Berkeley.
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Take a look at this handy guide from
@NPR
showing the remaining votes to be counted in each state:
#Election2020
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Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow says Congress has time to protect the Russia investigation before someone else is appointed to oversee the probe.
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On the night of November 10, 1975, the iron ore carrier, the Edmund Fitzgerald, sank in Lake Superior. Twenty-nine men died. Listen to radio transmissions from that night from our archive:
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A HUGE congratulations to Lindsey Smith (
@lzsmitty
) and Kate Wells (
@KateLouiseWells
) for being named the
@SPJDetroit
's journalists of the year!
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BREAKING: Proposition 3, which seeks to make voting easier for Michiganders, has passed.
#Election2018
#MichiganElection
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A protester thanks a police officer at DTW. Thousands of protesters gathered today to oppose Pres. Trump's executive order on immigration.
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The Democratic Party gains a majority on the Michigan Supreme Court with the reelection of Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack and the election of attorney Elizabeth Welch.
#Election2020
#Michigan
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Metro Detroit native journalist Danny Fenster has been released from prison in Myanmar and is on his way home.
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Democrat Elissa Slotkin will face Republican Rep. Mike Bishop in what is expected to be a competitive race for a Michigan congressional district that stretches between Lansing and the northern Detroit suburbs.
#MichiganPrimary
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Per Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's latest order, Michigan colleges, high schools, and bars will close for three weeks in response to Michigan's growing COVID-19 cases.
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@Johnubacon
: "Michigan’s coaches often tell recruits, 'These four years will determine your next forty.' So how can they expect recruits to decide on their all-important next four years without knowing who their coach will be?"
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It's true - we do. And we appreciate it so much! Head to Michigan to make your gift.
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The state kept saying Flint's water was safe, even as experts raised alarm over lead levels
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Congratulations to our
@BelievedPod
team (
@lzsmitty
,
@KateLouiseWells
,
@RadioJenG
,
@sarah_hulett
- and many others we're unable to fit into 280 characters) on their Peabody Award nomination!
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Not to pull rank, but we've been here 72 years.
It's Michigander.
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BREAKING: Michigan’s junior Democratic Senator Gary Peters has won reelection to the U.S. Senate—eking victory out of a razor-thin margin.
#Election2020
#Michigan
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Bills to let public school workers deduct union dues from their pay checks, prevent wage freezes during negotiations, and expand topics available for bargaining were signed into Michigan law Wednesday.
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Just four years ago, only a single pair of inbred wolves remained on Isle Royale. Now, Michigan Tech’s annual survey reports an estimated 28 wolves on the island as of this past February.
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Sen. Mallory McMorrow, D-Royal Oak, and Michigan Public Service Commission Chair Dan Scripps joined the show to talk through holding Michigan's energy companies accountable.
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Activists march down Washtenaw Ave. in Ann Arbor protesting police brutality. Today marks the fourth day of protests, which began after an incident Tuesday in which a police officer punched Sha'Teina Grady El in the head during an arrest.
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For context: Federal action level for lead is 15 ppb
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After three years, the criminal probe into the Flint water crisis is back to square one.
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Happy birthday to us!! On this day in 1948, Michigan Radio was born: our first broadcast took place 75 years ago, and we haven’t looked back since. Here's to the next 75!
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.
@Johnubacon
: "Given the cesspool that is big-time college basketball, John Beilein is looking better and better."
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Federal judge dismisses Flint water crisis lawsuit; attorney calls it "a minor setback"
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BREAKING: Debbie Stabenow (D) is the projected winner over John James (R)
#Election2018
#MichiganElection
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Huge crowds show, again, for Congressman Amash’s in-person town hall
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NPR | The Biden administration and state officials are bracing for a great unwinding: millions of people losing their Medicaid benefits when the pandemic health emergency ends.
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John U. Bacon: "The Canadians have this crazy idea that when you’re covering the Olympics, you should show the Olympics, including the most interesting athletes from all over the world, and show them live whenever possible."
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MSU police say three deceased and five injured in last night's campus shooting were all MSU students.
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Say hello 👋🏻 to the Michigan Radio team bringing you primary results from the station. We also have reporters across the state tracking results. Stay tuned here for updates!
#MichiganPrimary
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Auchter: "I don't know if there is a proper name for this particular technique. It could be classified as gaslighting, spoofing, trolling — but that just invites an argument over semantics. How about we agree not to put up with it?" Full commentary:
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Here's what we know: SOS Jocelyn Benson has said we may not have final results until Wednesday evening. The state is still processing absentee ballots. Coverage continues on air and online:
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