Category: Interlochen Public Radio
Up North schools say Whitmer’s call for more men in college is doable
In northern Michigan, where much of higher education is offered at community colleges, officials say that will take investment in programs that meet workforce needs and doing away with tuition burdens.
‘Moral Treatment’ explores complex mental health history influenced by Traverse City
Author Stephanie Carpenter grew up in Traverse City and knows the former Traverse City State Hospital well.
Proposed amendment would require proof of citizenship to register to vote in Michigan
A Republican-led state House committee opened hearings Tuesday on a proposed amendment to the Michigan Constitution that would require people to show proof of citizenship to register to vote. The measure would also require people to show a government issued ID before they can cast a ballot.
NOAA federal firings hit Ann Arbor’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has been targeted in the most recent round of federal firings.Of the hundreds of NOAA staff who were fired on Thursday, eight were from the Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab in Ann Arbor.
The Week Ahead: Cherry Capital Airport, federal layoffs and the night sky
Each Monday on Morning Edition, an IPR journalist brings you up to speed on what’s going on in northern Michigan, and what IPR is working on this week.