WEMU's Nik Thompson answers the question "Why Jazz?"

The Ann Arbor School District will hold the last of this week’s meetings tonight addressing its $25 million budget deficit. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Ypsilanti City Council is making changes to its marijuana business regulations. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

A large group of residents showed up at Wednesday night’s County Commissioners meeting asking for changes in the way dollars raised through the Mental Health and Public Safety millage are spent. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

A community group is hosting listening sessions to discuss updates they hope will be made to Washtenaw County’s Mental Health and Public Safety Millage. WEMU's Taylor Bowie has more.

A thirty-minute bus route connecting Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor will begin service May 5th. WEMU's Taylor Bowie has more.

Michigan House Republicans are focusing on accountability and access to state economic development programs in a new plan unveiled Wednesday. Colin Jackson has more.

Earth Day 2024 is right around the corner, and this year’s theme is “Planet vs. Plastics.” Advocates are calling for a global reduction of 60% in plastics manufacturing to protect the environment and human health. The Ann Arbor-based Ecology Center has been advocating for the introduction and passage of five bills in Michigan that will add teeth to plastic regulation in several important areas. Ecology Center director Mike Garfield joined WEMU's David Fair to discuss our future with plastics.

Gardening season is getting underway, and there will be plenty of work to do. Have you ever gone to tend to the garden or lawn and realized you don’t have the right tool? Frustrating, isn’t it? Well, Growing Hope in Ypsilanti is creating a tool-lending library, so you don’t have to run out and buy them. Growing Hope’s Christopher Hallett joined Rylee Barnsdale with a look at the new program aimed at boosting gardening and agriculture in Ypsilanti.

Locally based, nationally recognized bass player Robert Hurst answers the question "Why Jazz?"