Today, on Stateside, why Governor Whitmer is holding off on new restrictions, even as COVID-19 cases surge. Plus, how the Latinx community in Washtenaw County came together to make vaccines more accessible to their neighbors.
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Whitmer declines to order new restrictions, but urges people to follow stricter guidelines, get vaccines
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Stateside’s conversation with Rick Pluta
- Rick Pluta is Capitol Bureau Chief for Michigan’s Public Radio Network.
Needle Drop: Brad Hales of Peoples' Records digs through the crates for you
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Stateside’s conversation with Brad Hales
- Brad Hales is one of the owners of Peoples’ Records in Detroit.
- This segment originally aired on April 3, 2020.
Grassroots effort makes vaccines more accessible to Washtenaw County’s Latinx residents
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Stateside’s conversation with Spring Quiñones and Maria Militzer
- Spring Quiñones is an outreach coordinator for the Washtenaw County health plan.
- Maria Militzer is president of Mexiquenses en Michigan, a non-profit that was started by Spanish speaking parents. She’s also a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture, and Health at University of Michigan’s School of Public Health.
