Alvin (AJ) Jones
AJ Jones is the general assignment reporter for WCMU. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan-Dearborn, and a native of metro-Detroit.
At Michigan Public, he covered the UAW strikes, campus protests over the war in Gaza, and general coverage of education, the economy, criminal justice and the environment. He also contributed to guest hosting Weekend Edition.
He is interested in stories about public policy and local issues. His email is alvin.jones@cmich.edu.
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Last Wednesday, the mayor of Bay City vetoed a resolution, that would have banned deputizing local cops for federal immigration enforcement. -
The Soo Locks have officially opened for the shipping season. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opened the locks in Sault St. Marie about four days ahead of schedule, after completing important maintenance. -
"The governor has a lot of leeway and control over calling the election itself," Reporter AJ Jones told WCMU's All Things Considered host David Nicholas. "The constitution says the governor 'may call a special election.'” -
"These holds on these grants have the potential to disrupt services and payroll for personnel if it continues,” said Kevin Sweeney, deputy state director of emergency management for the Michigan State Police. -
Republicans in the Michigan statehouse have renewed calls for a special election in the 35th senate district following a comment by a Gov. Gretchen Whitmer staffer at a public meeting in Saginaw. -
The 10% tariff on aluminum importing into the U.S. could add new economic pressure to some members of Michigan's already-struggling brewery sector. -
The North Lake Correction Facility in Baldwin is owned by the private prison company GEO Group. Documents obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union show the company proposed the site to ICE last year. -
The operators of Bay City's two toll bridges have paused a plan that would have doubled the price for an unlimited pass for non-residents to drive over the Liberty and Independence bridges. -
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says her legal is still trying to determine when they will call a special election in state Senate district 35, which represents the cities of Midland, Bay City and Saginaw. It's been vacant since Jan. 3 after Kristen McDonald Rivet was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. -
The Trump administration has reimplemented a 25% tariff on all foreign imports of aluminum and steel.
