Michigan population

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order Thursday that creates a bipartisan commission to look for ways to attract more people to Michigan.

We talked with Sam Robinson, a reporter at Axios Detroit, and Don Grimes, an economist at the University of Michigan, about Michigan's challenges to population growth.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer will create a new administration position to focus on growing Michigan’s population.

New report finds people are leaving the state in pursuit of economic opportunities.

Economists at the University of Michigan expect Michigan's population to grow by a half-million over three decades.

On today's show, we heard about new census data from Michigan, and how the Michigan History Center is helping families preserve their legacies. Then, one food writer dished on simple summer recipes, and a DNR forester gave an update on spongy moths. To wrap up, an ACLU representative gave an update on an abortion rights ballot initiative in Michigan.

During the pandemic, the state lost more than 26,000 people.

It's a grim statistic, but not all bad news, at least according to one economist.

For the first time in history, more Michiganders died than were born in 2020, according to findings from demographer Kurt Metzger. Stateside unpacked those numbers with Metzger and talked with an economist about what the data might mean for Michigan’s economy. Then, why abortion rights advocates picked 2022 as their year to ask for constitutional change.

The Census Bureau’s apportionment report has been sent to the President.Michigan will lose one seat in Congress. That brings it to 13 Representatives in…