MichMash Politics

There’s new legislation at the state Capitol that would tighten Michigan’s gun laws. MichMash hosts Jake Neher and Cheyna Roth say efforts to address gun violence are getting a lot of attention in the wake of the attack at Oxford high school. And state Sen. Rosemary Bayer (D-Beverly Hills), whose district includes Oxford, talks about her new legislation to address gun violence.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on a Mississippi abortion law could have a big impact in Michigan. MichMash hosts Cheyna Roth and Jake Neher talk about what the landscape for abortion services would look like if Roe v. Wade is overturned. And Slate's Dahlia Lithwick talks about this week's oral arguments in the case.

The landscape of the Republican primary for governor looks a lot different than it did just a week ago.

MichMash hosts Cheyna Roth and Jake Neher talk with GOP strategist Dennis Darnoi about businessman Kevin Rinke’s entrance into the race.

A new state audit says Michigan’s unemployment insurance agency paid out $3.9 billion in improper benefits during the pandemic. MichMash hosts Cheyna Roth and Jake Neher talk about what went wrong and what comes next.

Michigan will get about $10 billion from the bipartisan federal infrastructure package. MichMash hosts Jake Neher and Cheyna Roth talk with Gongwer Michigan’s Zach Gorchow about what that will mean for our roads, bridges, and underground infrastructure.

There’s an effort to create tax breaks for private school education in Michigan. MichMash hosts Cheyna Roth and Jake Neher talk with Michigan Public Radio Network reporter Colin Jackson about how supporters of the effort hope to get around Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s veto pen.

Candidates for statewide office in 2022 recently had to make their fundraising numbers public. MichMash hosts Jake Neher and Cheyna Roth talk with Detroit News reporter Craig Mauger about what we’re learning about how next years’ elections might shape up.

The infrastructure and "Build Back Better" packages in Congress include billions of dollars for electric vehicles.

MichMash hosts Cheyna Roth and Jake Neher talk with state Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D-Royal Oak) about what passage of that legislation would mean for the auto industry in Michigan.

Michigan residents will soon get a chance to weigh in on new draft maps that could define our state legislative and Congressional districts for the next decade. MichMash hosts Jake Neher and Cheyna Roth talk with Bridge Michigan's Sergio Martínez-Beltrán who has been covering the redistricting process about the new maps and how you can get involved.

Efforts to shut down Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 oil and gas pipeline are becoming more complicated.

MichMash hosts Jake Neher and Cheyna Roth look at the Canadian government’s latest move to block Michigan’s attempts to stop the flow of oil in the Straits of Mackinac. And Crain's Detroit Business' Chad Livengood talks about President Biden's silence on the issue during his trip to Michigan this week.