Former U.S. Ambassador to South Africa and former President of National Public Radio Delano Lewis recently was the guest at Central Michigan University’s Griffin Policy Forum.

Kevin Essebaggers moderated the forum, and sits down with the political and business leader to talk about his passion for public service, and effort to inspire future leaders to build better communities.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is going full-speed ahead on the state's investigation into the Catholic Church.

Kevin Essebaggers gets you up to speed on the actions taken already, and Nessel's plans for the future of the investigation into predator priests. We also hear everything the Attorney General had to say on the matter at her recent press conference.

What's being done to stop Asian Carp from getting into the Great Lakes? Is it enough? Why is it important? Kevin Essebaggers talks with the president and CEO of Alliance for the Great Lakes Joel Brammeier to find out about that, and how the government shutdown could affect the defense mechanisms keeping the invasive species out.

Kevin Essebaggers looks at the first actions of the Whitmer administration during Gretchen Whitmer's first week as Michigan governor.

You'll also hear from Whitmer on her plans in an interview 9&10 News conducted with her just before her inauguration.

On this episode of Focus, Kevin Essebaggers welcomes Andy Cole, the Executive Director of 20Fathoms in Traverse City. It's a startup business incubator, but it's nothing like what you would expect.

Cole describes how they get talented entrepreneurs going on the road to success, and why Traverse City's startup scene is so exciting right now.

On the eve of legalized recreational marijuana, Kevin Essebaggers talks to the CEO of Grassroots Cannabis, Mitch Kahn. They discuss the realities facing marijuana companies hoping to set up shop in Michigan once state regulations are finalized, and what people can expect from companies like his when it comes to operating in Michigan.

As the Coast Guard Authorization Act is working its way through Washington, D.C., we're getting a better idea of how the Coast Guard would respond to a potential oil spill in the Great Lakes.

We speak with U.S. Senator Gary Peters who authored a provision in the Coast Guard Authorization Act to establish a U.S. Coast Guard National Center of Expertise for the Great Lakes.

With the 2018 midterm election now behind us, Kevin Essebaggers is joined this week by Ferris State University history professor and political science expert Dr. Christian Peterson to break down the election results.

Topics include the Democrats taking control of the House of Representatives, governorships, Michigan's Proposal 2 and the record voter turnout.

In the spring, President Donald Trump visited Michigan and discussed his support for building a new shipping lock in Sault Ste. Marie. President Trump just signed the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 into law, an act that includes a $922 million authorization for construction of a second so-called super lock. Kevin Essebaggers has reaction from Republican Congressmen John Moolenaar and Jack Bergman on this next step towards a new lock.

Democrat Gretchen Whitmer is running for Michigan Governor. Kevin Essebaggers goes one-on-one with Whitmer to learn more about where she stands on issues like fixing Michigan's roads to healthcare to Line 5.