In her recent State of the State address, Governor Gretchen Whitmer proposed a $625 million investment in literacy as part of her new budget proposal, the largest in state history.
The goal is to put money towards programs that connect parents with extra help when kids don't meet their reading milestones. One such non-profit offering that help is Reach Out and Read Michigan.
WCMU's Tina Sawyer recently spoke with Dr. Tiffany Munzer, a developmental pediatrician at the University of Michigan and Reach Out and Read's medical director to learn more about how they're trying to help families.
Also on the show, the FBI says Thursday's attack on a metro Detroit synagogue was a "targeted act of violence against the Jewish community." Officials say it could have been much worse.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced this week that she was able to secure federal aid for northern Michigan to help recover from last year's ice storm and the Michigan Supreme Court weighed in on arguments over the future of the Line 5 pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac.
This week's brain teaser features a Kellogg, but it has nothing to do with cereal.
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This podcast is produced in part by the members of NABET Local 412. This episode of edited and mixed by Rick Brewer. Our theme music comes from Gabe Schall. Mike Horace is our executive producer.
