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Stateside for Monday, May 11, 2015

Today on Stateside:

  • With the defeat of last week's ballot proposal for road funding, lawmakers in Lansing are looking to billions of dollars in restricted funds. Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta explain if – and how – lawmakers will go after protected money in the state budget. 
  • A leader of the Socialist Equality Party talks about connecting with younger voters on issues like police brutality and college loans.   
  • We talk to two Michigan writers who just got accepted for a first-of-its-kind Artist-in-Residence program at the Gettysburg National Military Park. 
  • Who does Google think you are? Michigan Radio's Kimberly Springer shows us how to find out. 
  • Is the media to blame for how we talk about climate change? According to a new study by the University of Michigan, public attitudes vary on climate change based on political news platforms.

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