Emma George-Griffin
Rural Life & Agriculture ReporterContact Emma George-Griffin:
📧 emma.george@cmich.edu 📞 989-774-3105
Emma George-Griffin is a rural life and agriculture reporter for WCMU and Harvest Public Media based in Mount Pleasant, Michigan.
George-Griffin has covered breaking news for the Detroit Free Press, produced news for Lansing and Detroit’s public radio stations, and has worked with the non-profit watchdog group Eye On Michigan to facilitate large-scale investigations and train future journalists.
George-Griffin is a graduate of Michigan State University where she studied journalism and documentary filmmaking. When she isn’t writing or reporting, George-Griffin enjoys exploring Michigan’s different communities and trying new cuisine.
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Several counties in central and northern Michigan used to be exempt from meeting work requirements for SNAP. Now, all counties must follow the rules. -
Fires in the Marquette area have expanded in recent days. Now, nearly 500 acres of forest are engulfed in flames. Officials say the need precipitation to calm the fires. -
Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed agree that farmers need help, but have very different ways of getting there. -
The Lions Club in Harrisville used the discovery to sell raffle tickets for the safe's contents. All of the proceeds were donated to local charities. -
Nurses at the McLaren Lapeer Regional Hospital authorized a strike on Sept. 17 after several failed bargaining attempts with hospital administrators. -
Nurses in Alma have been without a union contract since February. After nine months of negotiating, they've finally reached an agreement. -
After nine months of negotiation with hospital administrators, the nurses' union voted down the latest proposal from MyMichigan on Sept. 8. The three-day strike will start on Monday, Sept. 21. -
The United States gets more than 80% of it's potash fertilizer from Canada. If the potassium-based resources gets looped into the trade war, experts say there could be dire consequences. -
Social media has blown up with opinions and speculation after a 37-year-old Black man was severely injured during a music festival in northern Michigan. -
Social media has blown up with opinions and speculation after a 37-year-old Black man was severely injured during a music festival in northern Michigan.
