How high tariffs hurt local budgets
Some public finance experts worry that the unpredictability of President Donald Trump’s tariff policy will dampen consumer spending, putting state revenue generated by sales tax at risk. With consumer...
14 Apr 202513min
EV charging in winter could soon speed up
A new study from the University of Michigan suggests that rethinking how lithium ion batteries are manufactured could fix some of the key concerns keeping potential electric vehicle buyers on the side...
11 Apr 202515min
Student visas revoked at multiple Michigan universities
The Trump administation has revoked visas of hundreds of international students across the nation. An unspecified number of students at Michigan State University and Central Michigan University have...
10 Apr 202515min
Lauren Roberts on her path to romantasy stardom
At 19, Michigan writer Lauren Roberts self-published her debut YA novel Powerless. Now, a few years later, Roberts is one of romantasy's biggest stars. We talked to Roberts about how she turned her pa...
9 Apr 202519min
MI auto industry braces for tariff fallout
President Donald Trump recently described tariffs as a bitter medicine that, the president says, will lead to fairer trade between the U.S. and other countries. But for Michigan’s auto industry, the p...
8 Apr 202511min
The history behind UM's DEI rollback
The University of Michigan recently announced it would be rolling back its DEI programs on campus. The move has been met with pushback from staff and students, but its not the first time the universit...
7 Apr 202516min
"Three long years" for Patrick Lyoya's family
A conversation with Patrick Lyoya's father. The younger Lyoya was killed three years ago by a Grand Rapids police officer during a traffic stop. Lyoya was unarmed, and the officer is awaiting trial fo...
4 Apr 202513min
MI feels cuts to funding from Trump
The Trump administration is slashing funding for all sorts of programs and departments - funding that was guaranteed to many departments, institutions, and individuals. Today we hear about the cuts th...
3 Apr 202513min
