Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently signed an executive order on Wednesday to prevent Michigan’s law enforcement from helping prosecute people who come from out-of-state to receive an abortion. Barbara McQuade, a former US Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, and current professor of law at the University of Michigan, discusses why the new laws on abortion represent a challenge to the way states work together under other criminal prosecutions. 

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Barbara McQuade, now a professor of law at the University of Michigan, and former US Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan

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Sen. James Lankford (R-Oklahoma)

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada)

Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA):

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Grand Rapidian Steve Jessmore won the Audubon national professional photography award for the second year in a row. This time for his picture of northern shoveler ducks titled "Feeding Frenzy". Jessmore spent a career as a photojournalist, most recently with the Flint Journal. But it's his turn with nature photography that's launched him in recent years. 

GUEST: Steve Jessmore, photographer, winner of the Audubon photography contest

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It's no secret that websites and apps track your data, including those you may use to track your period and other reproductive information. While this data is often used for targeted ads to sell you goods and services, the end to the constitutional right to abortion has made privacy experts concerned about surveillance as well. While abortion is still legal in Michigan, experts suggest people take steps to limit their digital footprint in preparation for an uncertain future in the Midwest.

GUEST: Nisa Khan, data reporter, Michigan Radio

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Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, Chief Medical Executive for the state of Michigan, shares what you need to know about the new omicron BA.5 subvariant, as well as the best practices for protecting against COVID-19 throughout this summer.

GUEST:

Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, Chief Medical Executive for Michigan

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In West Virginia v EPA, the Supreme Court limited the EPA’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. Today we want to find out more about the case, and how it could dampen multi-state plans to stop pollution in the Great Lakes. 

GUESTS:

Nick Leonard, Executive Director of the Great Lakes Environmental Law Center

Nick Schroeck, Associate Dean at the University of Detroit Mercy Law School

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Over 753,000 signatures were submitted today for a petition to put the question of abortion rights on the November ballot. If they're verified, voters will have the opportunity to plant reproductive rights squarely in Michigan’s Constitution. How might this affect the upcoming election?

GUESTS:

Loren Khogali, Executive Director of the ACLU of Michigan

Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, and a Report for America Corps Fellow

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You have your campsite reserved. What now? The food! What will you eat? Freelance food writer Alex Beggs has you covered. Today's episode is a rerun.

GUESTS:

Alex Beggs, Michigan-based food writer

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In 1966, Renee Chelian had an illegal abortion that almost killed her. That experience, when she was just 15 years old, inspired a lifetime of work as an abortion clinic owner in Metro Detroit.

Michigan Radio’s Sarah Cwiek and Nancy Kaffer, editorial columnist at the Detroit Free Press, talked to us about Chelian's life and the uncertain future she and other abortion care providers face in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health.

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Until recently, Traverse City and the surrounding area have seemed like a secret jewel of natural beauty. Now the secret's out; population has grown by about 10% over ten years in Grand Traverse County. While population growth has its benefits, the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy is moving quickly to preserve land that would otherwise be developed amid rapid expansion. 

GUEST: Kelly House, environment reporter, Bridge Michigan

Find her article in Bridge Michigan here.

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The Michigan State Legislature just approved a new, record-breaking state budget that sits at a whopping $75B dollars. Emily Lawler and Craig Mauger explain what allowed for such a big budget this fiscal year, and what the money might go toward.

GUESTS:

Emily Lawler, politics editor for the Detroit Free Press

Craig Mauger, politics reporter for the Detroit News

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