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The national baby formula supply shortage began in Michigan at an Abbott plant in Sturgis. Detroit News reporter Kayla Ruble explained the plant's problematic past, the fragility of our supply chain, dramatic steps taken by parents of infants in their quest for formula and the steps being taken to end the shortage.

Guest: Kayla Ruble, reporter for The Detroit News

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On Tuesday, the Michigan Court of Claims granted a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit filed by Planned Parenthood of Michigan and Dr. Sarah Wallett. The decision blocks enforcement of a 90-year-old state statute that criminalizes abortion. The leaked draft opinion by Justice Samuel Alito suggests the U.S. Supreme Court is prepared to end the federal precedent protecting abortion rights. Today, we break down what this ruling means. 

GUEST: Deborah LaBelle, lead counsel for Planned Parenthood of Michigan

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During the pandemic the Wayne County Jail kept its COVID positivity rate remarkably low — and no one in custody died from the virus. To understand how the jail and its for-profit medical providers handled COVID over the past two years, Michigan Radio reporters with more than a dozen inmates in the Wayne County Jail, as well as lawyers, health care workers, and advocates.

GUESTS:

Beenish Ahmed, criminal justice reporter, Michigan Radio

Nisa Khan, data reporter, Michigan Radio 

Read Beenish and Nisa's report here.

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This spring’s a waiting game for people involved in securing (or opposing) abortion rights. A recent draft Supreme Court opinion published by Politico confirmed what many suspected: that a sea change is coming in federal protections for abortion. Prosecutors, in particular, need to plan for how they’ll follow guidelines of the 1931 Michigan abortion ban that is poised to prevail if Roe v Wade is vacated. 

Today, two Michigan county prosecutors weight in.

GUESTS: 

Kym Worthy, Wayne County Prosecutor

Pete Lucido, Macomb County prosecutor

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NOTE: If you haven't heard the first and second episodes of Collision Course, go back and take a listen. This episode will make a lot more sense if you do. 

Changes to Michigan's auto no-fault laws means thousands of car crash survivors could lose their care, including hockey legend, Vladimir Konstantinov.

Today we want to show you what options are available for Vladdie and the thousands of other people who could lose their critical care.

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NOTE: If you haven't heard the first episode of Collision Course, go back and take a listen. This episode will make a lot more sense if you do. 

For decades, Michigan had some of the most generous benefits available for survivors of catastrophic car accidents. But now, those same survivors face a very different reality: losing their care entirely. 

Today we’re going to pull back from Vladimir Konstantinov’s orbit (we promise we’ll return) and look at how the state's unique auto no-fault system came to be—and the politics behind its undoing.   

Collision Course is a production of Michigan Radio

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Archival tape generously provided by NPR’s All Things Considered and WDIV in Detroit. 

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Collision Course episode 2 drops on Wednesday, May 4th. We'll give you the history of how No-Fault auto insurance came to be in Michigan, and how it was broken.

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This is Collision Course, a special three-part series about the changing of Michigan’s no-fault auto insurance law and how it’s upending the lives of thousands of people, including one hockey legend.

Vladimir Konstantinov was a ferocious hockey defenseman with a Stanley Cup under his belt and a bright future in the NHL. Then, a horrible car crash changed his life forever and left him with a traumatic brain injury. For nearly 25 years, the extensive care he needs to live a decent life has been covered by Michigan's no-fault auto insurance. But soon, that care could disappear. Read the article here.

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Detroit-based creative, Sterling Toles, is best known for his deep catalogue of sounds, beats and pieces. Not to mention the profound gems he's known to drop about compassion, identity, and humanity. As if that isn’t plenty, Sterling is also an accomplished painter, and he has now expanded into mixed media and metalwork. His first solo exhibition at Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit is called s(h)elves, and it's on view now through June 12.

GUEST: 

Sterling Toles, multimedia artist, healer through sound

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The Michigan Republican party held its nominating convention last weekend. Technical problems during voting and intraparty disputes helped draw the normally pro forma event out for hours. Today on the pod, we’ll get into what happened–and we’ll talk about what the party split means for Republicans this election year. 

GUEST: 

Rick Pluta, Capitol bureau chief for the Michigan Public Radio Network 

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