A bipartisan package of police reform bills are in the state Senate. Advocates are aiming for a broader approach to major systemic failures in policing.
Stateside for Friday, May 28, 2021
With the long holiday weekend ahead, many of us are thinking about grilling and sharing a meal with loved one for the first time in more than a year. Today on
Stateside, we start with food and drink. First, how one beloved Detroit barbecue joint has been surviving the COVID-19 pandemic. Then a contribution from the Cheers! team. Also, two writers discuss putting together a special fiction and poetry edition of the
Detroit Metro Times. Plus, an award-winning poet reflects on exploring the nuances of love and pain for Black Americans.
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Garnish: orange wedge
Combine all ingredients except Oberon in shaker with ice. Shake, strain into ice-filled rocks glass. Add Oberon. Add Garnish.
Tammy Coxen of Tammy s Tastings mixes the Oberon Sour. It s this Friday Stateside s Cheers to the weekend, Michigan cocktail.
Credit Lester Graham / Michigan Radio You know it s spring in Michigan when Bell s Brewery releases Oberon, Tammy Coxen of Tammy s Tastings said, adding, Beer cocktails have become a really popular thing over the last few years and Oberon is a really great addition to this drink.
The Oberon Sour tastes a bit like a traditional whiskey sour, but with an additional couple of notes. Coxen says the taste of hops from the Oberon and the barspoon of orange marmalade give it a unique and fun spin to that classic cocktail.
Today on Stateside , with an influx of cash from the 2021 stimulus bill, Mayor Duggan has big plans for Detroit. We talk with a reporter about the proposed
Credit Lester Graham / Michigan Radio
Budget negotiations between Governor Gretchen Whitmer and legislative leaders will re-start this week with new numbers to work with.
A board made up of the state treasurer and House and Senate fiscal experts determined Friday that Michigan’s budget picture is much better than expected – with a $2 billion windfall. Some of that is due to the economic recovery. Some of it is federal COVID-19 assistance.
“And the thing that we need to do now, which is the real hard work, is tie those resources to those problems and figure out the most effective way to solve them,” said David Massaron, Whitmer’s budget director.