Steve Carmody
Reporter, Michigan PublicSteve Carmody has been a reporter for Michigan Public since 2005.
Steve previously worked at public radio and television stations in Florida, Oklahoma and Kentucky, and also has extensive experience in commercial broadcasting. During his two and a half decades in broadcasting, Steve has won numerous awards, including accolades from the Associated Press and Radio and Television News Directors Association. Away from the broadcast booth, Steve is an avid reader and movie fanatic.
-
National Unity Day is set for the second Saturday in December. On National Unity Day, people are urged to take a unity pledge, organize a neighborhood food drive, or even just wear something purple, a mix of red and blue. -
"Charlie was not killed for his extremism. He was killed because he was effective, persuasive and unafraid," said Jim Runestad, Michigan Republican Party chairman. -
Nurses at Henry Ford Health Genesys went on strike on Labor Day. The dispute centers on nurse to patient ratios. The health system contends it has made a fair and competitive offer to the union -
The state senate seat representing more than a quarter million Michiganders has been empty since January. Governor Whitmer has said she plans to call a special election, but to date she hasn't. -
In 2024, police arrested activists at several on-campus protests. The Michigan Attorney General's office later dropped criminal charges against the protesters. -
Meanwhile, the Trump administration is moving to roll back rules on greenhouse gases and exempt oil refineries, chemical manufacturers and others from clean air regulations. -
"We have to send a clear message to Stellantis, and that is to invest in us, not in your rich Wall Street shareholders," said Kevin Gotinsky, UAW Stellantis department director. -
Opponents of President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk rallied across the U.S. to protest the administration’s actions on government downsizing, the economy, human rights and other issues. -
President Donald Trump said last month he’d like to move the independent postal service agency under the control of the U.S. Commerce Department. Postal workers are concerned the move could be a step toward privatizing the postal service. -
"Making things. Building things. Working with our hands is America’s heritage and that heritage is alive and well in this facility," Vance told the crowd gathered at a Bay County plastics company.
