Published December 15, 2022 at 3:05 PM EST. Others are spending millions to fund it, voters added abortion protections to the state constitution, How many miles do you have to travel to get abortion care? Nick Schrader/Michigan State University Racial covenants, a relic of the past, are still on the books across the country, 1 side owned slaves. CHICAGO (CBS) -- If you're driving through Michigan this summer, don't hold your cell phone or other devices - it is now illegal. To hear more from both of these guests on the roots of Michigans glacial population growth and where to go from here, listen to the Stateside Podcast. The Office of the Public Editor is a team. The data that come off of the boat help inform anglers and commercial fishermen on whats safe to catch. Gretchen Whitmer and the Democratic slate sweep the statewide elections in Nov., 2022 against an admittedly anemic Republican statewide ticket. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency provides continually updated air quality monitoring results at its Yet that language takes a toll: It makes it harder for people to remember the true nuances of presidential voting. Ann Arbor, MI Genres: World News Networks: Michigan PR Description: Conversations that matter to Michigan. The emotional scars won't heal easily, Member's new job raises flags for redistricting commission, Bills would ensure ACA coverage in Michigan, Health officials warn: Don't touch the foam, Park service moving forward with new plans for Isle Royale, Report: Isle Royale wolf population surges after reintroduction, Detroit Police say broken mental health care system led to fatal police shooting. The project aims to push the legal profession to grapple with its links to slavery, an overdue reckoning that Simard hopes will start with lawyers and judges acknowledging their use of the troubling precedents. That 1848 case was the first U.S. appearance of what became known as the "insane delusion rule," which remains grounds for contesting wills to this day. Stateside covers what you need (and want) to know about Michigan. Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the law in early June so it would take effect in time for the July 4th holiday weekend. MI's Population Problem. And at least 15 municipalities and six state governments allocated nearly $208 million to pay for contraception, abortion and support services according to data provided to NPR by the National Institute for Reproductive Health. The statistics WebStateside Monday - Thursday, 3 p.m. on IPR News Stateside covers what you need (and want) to know about Michigan. "We will make Michigan a leader, a place where everyone is respected and protected under the law, a place where women make their own decisions," Whitmer said to a crescendo of cheers at the Democrats' election night party. Stateside: Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. 91.3 Port Huron 89.7 Lansing 91.1 Flint. Carlos Osorio/AP Since the fall of Roe, Illinois has welcomed an influx of out-of-state patients seeking abortions, becoming what advocates call a "Midwestern safe haven" for reproductive health care. Lawyers and judges have a tremendous amount of power in society, he says, arguing that it makes sense for the public to stop and think about how their authority is constituted through slave cases and what that suggests about their ability to be fair. Republican states? : NPR Public Editor : NPR The U.S. hasn't done that, Simard says. Here's how you can avoid one. Lastly, on the final day of the legislative session, Democrats wiped out a series of restrictions on abortion. Accuracy, precision and nuance are important principles for journalists to employ in their language. She produced Kids These Days, a limited-run series that launched in the Summer of 2020. State courts in every state highlighted on this map have cited cases involving enslaved people in the 1980s or later. But Republicans balked. He says 80% of the time judges don't mention that these cases involve slavery at all, either because they're unaware or uncomfortable. Democratic lawmakers have focused on passing shield laws, or protections for people coming to Illinois from surrounding states where abortion access is restricted or generally banned, like Indiana and Missouri. Here are a few quotes from the Public Editor's inbox that resonated with us. He likens it to living in a college dorm room. Young and Weiner also explore other topics like stress and fast-changing fashion trends. [Get Stateside on your phone: subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Spotify today. Grimes noted three suggestions for bolstering population growth: to increase the labor force participation rate, to increase our international migration, and to try to change the domestic out-migration weve seen. That's 287,000 people. Stateside: Wednesday, July 20, 2022 - Michigan Radio Last year, Democratic Gov. One such measure, which was signed into law earlier this year, applies to health care providers and patients. Get the latest insights on grape growth in Michigan. "And this gives people another reason to question whether the legal system is actually providing justice.". Together they comb through commercial legal databases, using basic searches to pull out any cases that mention slavery, then reading them in full, collecting relevant information including the names of the enslaved people and inputting it into their database. "A lot of the laws I'll be dealing with are related to slave law and case law," she adds. State environment officials request removal of sandbags along Great Lakes shorelines, U.S. maternal deaths keep rising. Then, Michigan artist and musician Dana Nyson discussed his debut full length album Openings, which came eight years after his first E.P. He wanted to argue that laws in the North and South share more in common than we tend to think, by showing that Northern judges cited this lawyer's cases even at the height of sectional tensions in the 1850s and 1860s. It's hard for folks to live out there. On todays podcast, we spoke with Sam Robinson, a reporter at Axios, and Don Grimes, an economist at the University of Michigan, to learn more about this situation. June 30, 2023. Stateside Stateside: A conversation with Brittany Luse, new host of It's Been a Minute Ellie Katz , November 17, 2022 A few weeks ago, writer and critic Brittany Luse That's 6 million people. The T. D. Vinette Company designed the vessel for the Department of Natural Resources for sampling fish populations. The energy of the two young winners, as they are interviewed by NPR reporter Sequoia Carrillo, is contagious. They also bused a group of high-schoolers to the law school for an event, and hope to continue reaching grade school students and teachers through similar programming. Their answers are below, as well as a perspective from an academic who specializes in the intersection of language and politics. ", In this photo illustration, packages of Mifepristone tablets are displayed at a family planning clinic on April 13, 2023 in Rockville, Maryland. Jaclyn Diaz Enlarge this image Former Michigan State President Lou Anna Simon pauses before testifying during a 2018 Senate subcommittee hearing in 91.3 Port Huron 89.7 Lansing 91.1 Flint. This time on Stateside, a Michigan Court of Claims judge has ruled that the legislature There is an exception for reporting an emergency. Conversion therapy is the medically discredited practice of trying to change someones sexuality or gender identity. This is a free Michigan Radio event. How a family heals, Cities may be debating reparations, but here's why most Americans oppose the idea, What the U.S. can learn from Germany about grappling with dark parts of its history, How Critical Race Theory Went From Harvard Law To Fox News, 'Already Behind': Diversifying The Legal Profession Starts Before The LSAT. Some law professors have criticized the Bluebook rule for being "unscholarly" and violating academic freedom, while certain scholars have questioned whether the context of the cases really matters (as opposed to the law that's decided by them) and argued that the impact of slavery should be left up to judges' discretion. Michigans population problem is in part due to the long term effects of the pandemic and the 2008 recession, Robinson said. Then, a reporter from the independent news site East Lansing Info joined to give the details on a recent lockdown at East Lansing high school that came after a false alarm. It's one of thousands of cases involving enslaved people that lawyers and judges continue to cite as good precedent, more than a century after the 13th Amendment abolished slavery in the U.S. Justin Simard, an assistant professor at Michigan State University's College of Law, estimates there are about 11,000 such cases out there and about one million more that use them to back up their arguments. The boat and the research stations around the Great Lakes were all established about that time.. Amaris Castillo. ", Citing Slavery Project, Michigan State University, CitingSlavery Project, Michigan State University, How to properly celebrate Juneteenth in the age of commercialization. WebConversations that matter to Michigan. CHICAGO (CBS) --If you're driving through Michigan this summer, don't hold your cell phone or other devices - it is now illegal.This week, Michigan became a hands State ", "Leading" connotes guiding the way, he said. The crew say theyre looking forward to a new boat. Erika Young and Norah Weiner, both 13-year-old students (and best friends) at Presidio Middle School in San Francisco, produced a podcast about the realities of being a middle schooler today and the ways in which gun violence, mental health and social media are shaping their experience. He said sometimes he'd have to "slap and remind" himself that all of these were real human beings, not just words on a will. Wildlife management success stories include the Kirtland's warbler, moose and pheasant among others. Michigan State University law students lead a presentation at Ferndale High School. They're all Republican-run with GOP governors, GOP trifectas or, in Louisiana's case, with a veto-proof GOP majority in the legislature. June 30, 2023. Stateside - Listen to All Episodes | World News | TuneIn The hope is that the more people that are aware of this, the more people will put their phones down while driving. MDOT said traffic crashes dropped by nine percent in Ohio following the enactment of a similar law. The whole goal here is deterrence, said Jeff Cranson with MDOT. She told NPR in a phone interview a handful of students seemed interested in becoming lawyers after the presentation. Olivia Mouradian recently graduated from the University of Michigan and joined the Stateside team as an intern in May 2023. Broader The emotional scars won't heal easily, Member's new job raises flags for redistricting commission, Bills would ensure ACA coverage in Michigan, Health officials warn: Don't touch the foam, Issues & Ale 50 years after the Clean Water Act - May 18, 2023, Schools ended universal free lunch. Michigan So, our main message here is to just drive., 91.7 Ann Arbor/Detroit 104.1 Grand Rapids Democrats used their newfound hegemony in Lansing to formally repeal Michigan's dormant 1931 abortion ban. "That's what diversity and inclusion could do if we had more Black lawyers.". For us to be a part of this step in its life is a big deal. After a life of loving music, Grand Rapids graphic designer Dana Nyson has released his very first EP. Theyre pushing Detroit officials to deny the facility a permit. Michigan already had a law that bans texting while driving. Following the Dobbs decision, California lawmakers moved quickly to shore up protections for abortions and become a "sanctuary" for people who live in places with new restrictions. It may seem like a tiny quibble, but at a time when politics are so divisive and tribalism is fostering real, active threats to democracy, referring to entire states as belonging solely and entirely to one party seems careless and runs the risk of exacerbating the sort of us-versus-them thinking that's contributing to so many of our nation's current problems. States that are called Republican or Democratic in 2023 may not have been that way 20 years ago, he said, "and so that historical variability gets completely lost.". And our friends from Cheers! In many instances, because of the partisan divide in many states, they're imposing a particular set of rules, policies on the residents of that state. Larry Hogan, a Republican, and are currently being allocated under Democratic Gov. Michigan's first state research boat prepares for its farewell tour The boat has seen a lot of the Great Lakes and so has its five-man crew. This story starts but certainly doesn't end in 19th century Maryland, when John Townshend updated his will. He says their next big frontier is legal education. Simard first stumbled into this work by accident about a decade ago while working on his dissertation, which was about the debt collection work of a Georgia lawyer. A new boat, called the Steelhead 2, is in the works with updated technology thanks to $4 million from the state. Listen 49:50. She retired in 2019. "I hope our work can help break the legal profession out of that very same trance," he added. Those funds were delayed by former Gov. The other side started Black History Month. He says the project has been generally well-received, though is not without its critics. Affirmative action ruling by Supreme Court will affect elite ", In addition to "Republican-controlled states," he'd also use the phrases "states that are presently Republican-controlled" or "states that are presently Republican-run.". Governor Gretchen Whitmer says shed like to sign a law that does more to discourage distracted driving on Michigan roads.She met on Thursday with a group, State environment officials request removal of sandbags along Great Lakes shorelines, U.S. maternal deaths keep rising. Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the law in early June so it would take effect in time for the July 4th holiday weekend. Then, a new poetry collection captures the essence of urban and suburban sprawl. The state is also trying to hedge further challenges to abortion rights. And the state continues to be extremely protective of the right to terminate a pregnancy. It sailed from its construction port in Escanaba in 1968 just in time to join in on the salmon stocking program, one of the states most renowned conservation efforts. New Michigan law banning device use while driving takes effect A post shared by Citing Slavery Project (@citingslavery), Where enslaved people were parties in a case, the citation will read "(enslaved party)." Interlochen Public Radio Broadcast Schedules, Member's new job raises flags for redistricting commission, Bills would ensure ACA coverage in Michigan, Mich. Wildlife Council marks a decade, releases top 10 successes, Election bills expanding ballot access clear state Legislature, Conversion therapy ban bills head to governor, A patchwork of differing state laws to protect wetlands, Budget tops to-do list as Legislature eyes summer recess, Number of abortion patients coming to Michigan triples since Roe v. Wade overturned, Prison staff charged with felonies following 2019 inmate death, Faith coalition leads apology, highlights reparations campaign on Capitol lawn. "But hopefully the connection is students are able to say, 'What is the legal field shaping now that we should be involved in?' "Slavery is all over the place," Simard says. U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a surprise appearance at the March for Reproductive Rights organized by Women's March L.A. on April 15, 2023 in Los Angeles, Calif. After winning the state's House, Senate and governor's office, Minnesota Democrats vowed the day after the 2022 election to expand abortion access and eliminate restrictions that had been on the books for decades. States are voting to eradicate slavery under any terms, but what about prison work? But Detroit Water and Sewerage Department officials say they won't shut off anyone who enrolls in an assistance program or gets on a payment plan. A lifelong resident of metro Detroit, she was on television and radio in Southeast Each weekday, host April Baer will bring you Published January 25, 2023 at 3:50 PM EST. Violators of the new law face a $100 fine for a first violation and a $250 fine for any violations after that. GOP Senators refused to attend floor sessions for six weeks in order to block the bill. WDET 101.9 FM - Detroit's NPR Station He's also one of the few chefs in the country serving sustainable sushi. [Get Stateside on your phone: subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Spotify today.]. hide caption. During the 2023 legislative cycle, lawmakers voted to enshrine abortion rights into the state constitution. The Public Editor spends a lot of time examining moments where NPR fell short. Simard says the feature has been used some 70 times in secondary sources and by four different judges since the change took effect in the 2021 edition, which he sees as an exciting first step. Redistricting committee awaits funding bill while facing lawsuits, Grand Rapids graphic designer turns musician at age 50, The perplexing, contradictory history of Michigans House of David religious colony. Mario Tama/Getty Images Kelly McBrideNPR Public EditorChair, Craig Newmark Center for Ethics & Leadership at the Poynter Institute, Carlos Carmonamedina for NPR Public Editor. You see people who sued the person who sold them an enslaved person because they deemed said enslaved person to have been 'faulty,' just like you may sue someone for dishonestly selling you a faulty car," he wrote. By Stateside Staff. That would serve as a subtle nod to the fact that no political party owns a state, even though many states are dominated by one party. Published July 20, 2022 at 4:15 PM EDT. What you want is a town with a lot of white collar jobs. With so many states dominated by one political party or another, it's easy to equate geography with politics. He says it's interesting to see how many cases from outside the South are linked to these slave cases, and how frequently they appear in private law things like contracts, trusts and estates, mortgages and so on. 91.3 Port Huron 89.7 Lansing 91.1 Flint. Since Dobbs, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan protect abortion rights : Michigan Gov. Many states are moving to make meals free for all kids again. But Townshend's relatives challenged his final wishes in court, arguing that his decision had been the result of a delusion. Tune in every day for in-depth conversations that matter to Michigan. Each weekday, host April Baer will bring you stories from people across the statefrom policymakers in Lansing, to entrepreneurs in Detroit, The state also launched a website where people whether they live in California or not can find providers, connect with abortion funds for financial aid, and learn about their rights for receiving reproductive care in the state. It serves Houghton, MI, and the surrounding region with its Stateside | Interlochen Public Radio For example, Robinson pointed out how difficult it is to get graduates from the University of Michigan, Michigan State, and other large state universities to move to the rural areas where large electric vehicle plants are being planned. ", "As the letter writer points out, it's quite homogenizing," he said. "We're not saying don't cite them," he explains. That still needs final approval from Maryland voters who will decide on the amendment in a referendum during the 2024 election. The law protects healthcare providers and patients from so-called "bounty hunter" lawsuits that seek to prosecute them for traveling out of state for an abortion. We are still reading all of your messages on Facebook, Twitter and from our inbox. Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the law in early June so it would Ex-Michigan State officials cleared in gymnastics sexual abuse Millionaires who want to tax the rich lobby working-class voters Schaffer noted that this language often glosses over the fact that in some states, laws are enacted and the voting districts are drawn to minimize the power of the minority party. Democrats used their newfound hegemony in Lansing to formally repeal Michigan's dormant 1931 abortion ban. But truthfully, life would be pretty boring if they did.Thats the idea behind the podcast Mismatch,, State environment officials request removal of sandbags along Great Lakes shorelines, U.S. maternal deaths keep rising. They've just started a project that involves analyzing the textbooks used by law professors to examine how much slavery has shaped the cases within them and, they hope, eventually help authors and professors to rethink how they discuss race in their curriculum. Those statewide bans include Michigan since 2006, California since 1996 (and reaffirmed in 2020), and Washington since 1998 (and reaffirmed in 2019). "It's very strange if people are tearing down a monument to a slave owner across the street from a courthouse where some judge is secretly citing cases that were designed to [benefit them]," Simard says. Whitmer says Michigan needs to act faster to combat distracted driving "crisis". We also spotlight a Morning Edition story on the winners of NPR's Student Podcast Challenge. But the redrawn district now includes more Democratic voters. Today on Stateside, two environmental researchers discuss why a mix of microplastics and algae pose a Today on Stateside, two environmental researchers discuss why a mix of microplastics and algae pose a unique threat in the Great Lakes. Plus, our associate producer, Ronia Cabansag sat in on an evening of indigenous and traditional music from the southern Philippines, and spoke with the lecturer behind the performance. WebYour public radio source for NPR and Michigan news, events, politics, arts/culture, environment. What Michigan law says about setting off fireworks - Detroit Free Where they were the subject of a property or legal dispute, the footnote should include "(enslaved person at issue).". Maryland, like a handful of other solidly Democratic states, rushed to ensure abortion protections since Dobbs. They expect to add the last of their nearly 9,000 collected cases to the website this summer. Listen daily, on-air, at 3 and 8 p.m., or subscribe to the daily podcast wherever you like to listen. O'Neill knows this boat port to starboard, bow to stern. One of the first moves by new party leadership was a vote to change the states traditional process of allocating all presidential delegates based on a primary open You want to live in a place with a lot of nice natural resources, Grimes said. "I think it would have been timely 50 years ago, and I'm afraid it'll probably still be timely in 50 years," he says. We call California a Democratic state even though, in the 2020 election, 34% of the state's voters went for former President Donald Trump. '", Another problem with the term, Schaffer said, is that it doesn't consider history. Listen 49:55. Its been used to control invasive species, research fish diseases, break sheets of ice and assist the U.S. Coast Guard in search-and-rescue missions. Listen 50:00. Part of this issue could be rooted in the fact that the tax incentives dont take into account where young people want to live. From Michigan to California, July 4th firework mishaps claimed lives and injured dozens. Then lawmakers advanced a plan to create new legal protections for patients that travel to the state for abortions and for providers in Minnesota. Slave cases are still cited as good law. This team is trying to NPR has reached out to the American Bar Association and American Judges Association for comment. 91.3 Port Huron 89.7 Lansing 91.1 Flint, PublishedDecember 7, 2022 at 3:41 PM EST. That means parental consent is still necessary for children under 15, unless two health care providers determine it would be harmful. WebJun 22, 2023 Stateside Podcast: What's driving nursing shortages? You hear stories from people across the statefrom Bills to shield central parts of the federal Affordable Care Act from being reversed are working their way through the state Legislature. WebCynthia Canty was the host of Stateside since the weekday show began in 2012. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses supporters before signing legislation to repeal the 1931 abortion ban statute, which criminalized abortion in nearly all cases during a bill signing ceremony, Wed., April 5, 2023, in Birmingham, Mich. Across the country, schools are reporting rising cafeteria debt, and fewer kids are enrolling in their free and reduced price programs. Nicole Nixon is a politics reporter at CapRadio, Scott Maucione is WYPR's health reporter, Rick Pluta is Michigan Public Radio's managing editor and state Capitol bureau chief, Mawa Iqbal is a statehouse reporter at WBEZ, Bente Birkeland is Colorado Public Radio's public affairs reporter, Dirk VanderHart covers Oregon politics and government for OPB, Dana Ferguson is Minnesota Public Radio's politics reporter, Molly Ingram is a reporter at WSHU. There is still plenty of room for growth beyond what the Whitmer Administration has already done. But yeah, it's also making it possible just to expose the problems so lawyers who want to engage with it can and lawyers who don't want to might be forced to.". Stateside is hosted by April Baer. "You see enslaved persons having been listed in someone's will right alongside their cattle, or their horses. The group reported spending more than Michigan's first state research boat prepares for its farewell tour Interlochen Public Radio | By Michael Livingston Published July 4, 2023 at 3:47 PM EDT Listen 4:38 From left to right, Steelhead seasonal crew member Lawrence Grennan, assistant captain John Milan, technician Drew Niemiec, captain Pat O'Neill and technician Kris Snyder. For example: The concept of adverse possession, or squatter's rights, was first extended to personal property in the form of enslaved people. Sometimes when he looks at old photos, he can feel the history. Clapp was a biologist on the Steelhead before taking on his current position. And while many people describe Simard's work as timely, he doesn't necessarily agree. Listen daily, on-air, at 3 and 8 p.m., or subscribe to the daily podcast wherever you like to listen. Democrats at the Capitol say they'll aim to send a constitutional amendment to voters next year guaranteeing the right to abortion. Editor Kayla Randall, reporters Amaris Castillo and Emily Barske, and copy editor Merrill Perlman make this newsletter possible. hide caption. July 4th 2023 firework deaths and injuries by state - USA TODAY A fireworks explosion in western Michigan killed one woman left nine other people with injuries ranging from critical to minor, the Ottawa It's not one simple thing, but I do think one thing we can do that certainly is helpful is to make the profession more diverse," he adds. Justin Simard, Michigan State University College of Law, meets with his students about the Citing Slavery Project. We agree with the points made by both the letter writer and Schaffer. WebUnder investigation. The 6-4, 310 pound prospect from the state of Illinois admitted he was leaning toward committing to Michigan prior to his visit to Columbus, but a last minute sales-pitch Still, Oregon is likely to protect providers who serve patients from anti-abortion states, a step Democrats and their allies have cheered. Dozens from the Lansing areas faith-based communities gathered at the state Capitol Monday for a formal apology for slavery.
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