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With just about one week left until election day, there are four congressional districts in Michigan that we're watching closely. Today, you’ll hear about two of them: the 8th and 11th Districts. Both have Democratic representatives—Haley Stevens in the 11th and Elissa Slotkin in the 8th—who flipped their seats from GOP control in 2018. Now, Republicans want those districts back.

We talked to Detroit News reporter Beth LeBlanc and Michigan Radio's Tyler Scott to find out how election season is playing out in these highly competitive districts. 

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Today on Stateside, Big Ten football returns this weekend. A sports columnist talks us through what collegiate football games will feel like amid the spread of COVID-19. Also, a look at what life was like for African American people in Michigan prior to the Civil War. Plus, a Black family wonders whether they’re still welcome in their home Up North.

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Today on Stateside, what you need to know about Prop N, the controversial ballot proposal that would send more funding to Detroit's blight removal program. Plus, we hear from the founder of the group behind a billboard campaign to draw attention to the ongoing issue of missing and murdered indigenous women. Finally, a Flint theater takes on the trauma of George Floyd and the many Black men, women, boys, and girls who were killed by police. 

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Today on Stateside, we take a look how the recent rise in COVID-19 cases in communities around the states is impacting schools. Also, a conversation about Jackson County’s history as a birthplace for the Republican Party. Plus, we talk to two election attorneys about the possibility of contested results after Nov. 3. 

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Today on Stateside, in a House district race in the district wrapping around the top of metro Detroit, Democrat Haley Stevens tries to hold on to a swing seat. And a conversation around “unschooling” as an alternative to the hectic COVID-19 plagued school year. Plus, who helps the FBI get in the room where impending crimes are discussed.

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Today on Stateside, what military leadership makes of Michigan's active militia movement. Also, we look into a hotly-contested race Up North that could help decide which party has control of the Michigan House of Representatives.

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Our daily Stateside podcast, hosted by April Baer, helps you understand what’s going on in Michigan, one conversation at a time. The new and improved Stateside podcast launches Monday, October 26. If you’re already subscribed, you don’t have to do a thing! If not, just find us wherever you like to listen to podcasts. 

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Today on Stateside, we dig into the week's news from the alleged terrorist plot against Governor Whitmer to the future of the Republican party. Also, artists and architects come together to rethink what performance spaces look like in the era of physical distancing. And finally, with Halloween right around the corner, we’ll explore how haunted houses are trying to adapt to COVID-19 guidelines. 

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Today on Stateside, we catch up with Governor Gretchen Whitmer about her alleged kidnapping plot, as well as the stakes of the upcoming election. Also, we talk with two entrepreneurs about launching a cannabis business amid a global pandemic. 

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Today on Stateside, the hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett have been dominating the news and one of the biggest questions has been what her nomination will mean for the Affordable Care Act. We discuss what it has meant for patients for the past 10 years. Also, an update on the preliminary hearings for some of the men involved in an alleged plot to kidnap Governor Whitmer. 

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