Steve Carmody
Mid-Michigan Reporter / ProducerSteve 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 four 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.
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Michigan’s FY 24-25 budget included a $655.3 million investment in the Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP), which provides pre-K for eligible four-year-olds. The governor’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year increases funding to $676.1 million. -
According to the study appearing in JAMA Network Open, U.S. hospital bed occupancy rates rose 11% in the past decade to 75%. The percentage is slightly higher in Michigan. -
The Michigan Immigrant Rights Center represents roughly 800 immigrant children currently in the system. The work is paid for with federal funding through the Legal Services for Unaccompanied Children program. -
A group of Midland and Gladwin county property owners are fighting a special assessment to pay for rebuilding dams that failed in 2020. They claim the assessment places an "unfair burden" on them. -
The lawsuit led by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel alleges that President Donald Trump has unlawfully delegated executive authority to Elon Musk, who is using "seemingly limitless and unchecked power to strip the government of its workforce" in an move "antithetical to the nation’s entire constitutional structure.” -
Some residents have soured on a deal between the city and a private company hired to repair the bridges, in exchange for charging tolls. -
Chris Swanson has been the sheriff of Genesee County since being appointed in 2019. He’s twice been elected to the job, in 2020 and 2024. But he told Thursday evening's campaign launch audience he’s been planning to run for governor for the past five years. -
The current surge in flu cases is not unusual, but it is not making it easy for ER doctors and nurses having to deal with a larger than normal patient load. -
The rally was part of an online effort to organize similar protests at state capitols in all 50 states on Wednesday. -
Civil rights and women's rights groups contend Michelle West's two life terms were unnecessarily harsh.
