Alvin (AJ) Jones
Reporter / ProducerContact AJ Jones
📧 jones55a@cmich.edu 📞 989-774-3105
AJ Jones is the general assignment reporter for WCMU. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan-Dearborn, and a native of metro-Detroit.
At Michigan Public, he covered the UAW strikes, campus protests over the war in Gaza, and general coverage of education, the economy, criminal justice and the environment. He also contributed to guest hosting Weekend Edition.
He is interested in stories about public policy and local issues.
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The study was commissioned by the Mackinac Bridge Authority after the 2024 collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland. -
The line item in the state budget allows Bay City to avoid a potential budget cap. -
The facility is one of many investments MyMichigan has made in central and northern Michigan in recent years. -
Candidates on both sides of the aisle have called for reforms of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, the state agency who control subsidy spending. -
The former attorney general's comments came one day after President Donald Trump endorsed Michigan Congressman John James in August's GOP primary. -
University of Michigan researchers worked with locals for three years to help design the prototypes. -
The New World Screwworm was eradicated from America on 1966 but has been spotted recently in Texas and New Mexico. -
Biologists from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Michigan State University are heading to the deepest point of Lake Superior to understand why so many of these trout appear emaciated. -
It comes after a batch of storms knocked tens of thousands of people offline across the state Wednesday evening. -
Since 1979, the city has only been allowed to collect $3.8 million annually in property tax revenue. City leaders say the cap limits economic development. Some residents argue raising taxes will add more stress on tight budgets.
