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The Mackinac Policy Conference gathers leaders on Mackinac Island to discuss politics and policy, focusing on Michigan.

The Mackinac Policy Conference gathers leaders on Mackinac Island to discuss politics and policy, focusing on Michigan.

First, loopholes in Michigan law around manufactured home parks. Plus, a Detroit artist wins a national grant.

Craig Ramey’s Abecedarian Project in NC showed early education benefits for Black children, but long-term effects varied by gender.

Part of Ann Arbor’s groundwater is contaminated with 1,4-dioxane from the Gelman Plume. Efforts to clean it continue.

The Gelman plume of 1,4-dioxane persists over 40 years later, raising health concerns despite current water safety measures.

The State Department has paused new visa interviews for foreign students to expand social media screening measures.

A Michigan bill proposes banning certain food dyes and ingredients in schools due to potential ADHD links in children.

Michigan’s summer food program continues this year with extra funds for families, but potential federal cuts loom.

On this episode of Stateside, we learn about the Gelman Plume, Great Lakes sinking, and Detroit’s “Politics of the Grid.”

Michigan’s efforts to curb opioid deaths have moved it from 13th to 36th in the nation, thanks to widespread naloxone.

The U.S. House passed H.R. 1 with a 215-214 vote, advancing Trump’s 1,000-page package, impacting Medicaid and more.

NPR and three Colorado public radio stations sue Trump White House over executive order cutting federal funding.