Today on Stateside, Michigan Public's Tracy Samilton discussed a new Michigan law designed to get solar and wind projects moving, despite local resistance. Then, producers and reporters Chastity Pratt and Nathan Bomey discussed their new documentary film about Detroit's bankruptcy, drawing heavily on their former Detroit Free Press coworkers who were there during the unfolding. We closed the show with Wayne County Commissioner and DNC delegate Jonathan Kinloch talked about how changes to the top of the ticket affect Detroiters sentiments.
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GUESTS ON TODAY'S SHOW:
- Tracy Samilton, Michigan Public energy and transportation reporter
- Chastity Pratt, producer of Gradually, Then Suddenly, former Detroit Free Press reporter, current Washington Post national education editor
- Nathan Bomey, producer of Gradually, Then Suddenly, former Detroit Free Press reporter, current Axios business reporter and author of Detroit Resurrected: To Bankruptcy and Back
- Jonathan Kinloch, Wayne County Commissioner and DNC delegate