Big City Blues Cruise host Joe Tiboni answers the question "Why Jazz?"
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Around here, you may know the name Barbara McQuade because she is a noted law professor at the University of Michigan. But it’s a name known and respected throughout the country. President Barack Obama appointed McQuade as the first woman to serve as US Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan and she is a sought-after legal analyst and, now, she is the author of the New York Times bestseller, “Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America.” She shared her perspective in a conversation with WEMU’s David Fair.
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Washtenaw County will be holding its 2nd annual Community Violence Intervention Summit on Monday. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.
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The arcade's Ann Arbor location has signed a 20-year lease for a spot in the Carver-Gunn Building. WEMU's Taylor Bowie has more.
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University of Michigan residential staff students are looking to unionize. As WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports, organizers from the ResStaff Allied Organization, or RAO, have collected over 100 union authorization cards.
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A state House Committee held a hearing Thursday on an audit into the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency. It looked at the agency's ability to catch fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic. We hear more from Colin Jackson.
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A state House panel held its first hearing Thursday on legislation to create a right to legal representation for people facing eviction from their rental homes. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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After you finish planting your springtime flowers, why not catch a flick? Marquee Arts executive director Russ Collins dropped by the WEMU studio to chat about the latest films and special screenings with WEMU's David Fair.
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Jazz musician and physician Alberto Nacif answers the question, "Why Jazz?"
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The Ann Arbor Environmental Commission will hear an update this evening regarding the clean-up efforts at Washtenaw County’s Gelman Sciences plume site. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.
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The union voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike as bargaining continues. WEMU's Taylor Bowie has more.