The State - A Podcast from The State News + Impact 89FM

The State - A Podcast from The State News + Impact 89FM

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  • September 28, 2020
    In the news today: Movie theaters, bowling alleys and arcades set to reopen Oct. 9, James Madison College Student Senate receives 14 student group signatures demanding MSU to rehire RHS student employees who were recently furloughed, and local T-shirt company helps EL businesses.
    3 min
  • September 25, 2020
    In the news today: Rep. Slotkin and Paul Junge talk COVID-19 relief, EL City Council approves City Attorney replacement, and Harbor Bay Real Estate issued violation in leasing of Newman Lofts.
    3 min
  • September 24, 2020
    In the news today: With 1,250 COVID-19 cases connected to MSU, ICHD asks the student body to get tested regularly to avoid further restrictions, Michigan Department of State recommends sending ballots via mail by Oct. 19, and the City of East Lansing announces Kim Johnson as new ELPD chief.
    4 min
  • September 23, 2020
    In the news today: A voter registration rally ahead of Nov. 3, vehicle theft suspect in custody, and Residential and Hospitality Services student employees furloughed under short notice.
    3 min
  • September 22, 2020
    In the news today: 16 students will campaign to fill seats within six colleges in a special Fall election for General Assembly, President Trump gives Tik Tok until November 12th to resolve national security concerns, and MSU athletics announces that 12% of student-athletes tested for the Corona Virus came up positive.
    2 min
  • September 21, 2020
    In the news today: Fraternity presidents say they were “blindsided” following a mandatory quarantine by the health department, nearly half the class of 2022 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program signed a petition asking for tuition relief, and MSU’s first virtual homecoming .
    2 min
  • September 18, 2020
    In the news today: The Senior Ambassador Program matches seniors in the EL community with social science scholars to build intergenerational relationships, Absentee ballots to be mailed Sept. 24 same day as early in-person voting, Harbor Bay Real Estate could be in legal trouble following a City Council meeting on Tuesday evening.
    3 min
  • September 17, 2020
    In the news today: MSU researchers create a human heart, the Big Ten changes course to establish a fall football season, and the East Lansing community sees a spike in COVID-19 cases.
    3 min
  • September 16, 2020
    In the news today: Thirty houses in East Lansing under mandatory quarantine due to COVID exposure per Ingham County, Hannah community center to partially reopen, and Michigan high schools to play football this fall.
    3 min
  • September 15, 2020

    This is The State for Tuesday, September 15th, where we bring you the headlines that matter. I'm Caroline Miller.

    Both Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and current President Donald Trump hosted their campaign events last week in Michigan for the upcoming election this year.

    Former Vice President Biden announced his 'Made in America' plans and denounced Trump's handling of the COVID-19 outbreak during his speech Wednesday in Warren, Michigan.

    Trump's speech, which spanned for almost two hours, had everything from calling Democratic presidential candidate "Sleepy Joe," touting his impact on the state's auto manufacturing industry and imploring Governor Gretchen Whitmer to let the Big Ten play football this fall.

    The East Lansing Police Department is hiring two full-time police social workers to work in the department. It's part of a realignment plan submitted by the City Manager that is helping the department better understand its goals.

    The positions were created with the intent of providing crisis intervention, conflict resolution, short-term counseling and community outreach to the East Lansing community.

    This past week, graduate employees and others at the University of Michigan have been on strike in response to the university's decision to continue some in-person instruction this fall.

    Similar concerns stretched to other universities including Michigan State, where graduate students called for MSU to go fully online for lack of consideration or consultation of graduate employees in the reopening decisions, prior to the university's official shift to a remote fall semester.

    Thank you for joining us for "The State", produced by The State News and Impact 89FM. You can find us online at StateNews.com and Impact 89FM.org. We'll be back tomorrow with more.

    2 min

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