Recent comments by male Republican lawmakers at the state Capitol have renewed conversations about misogyny in state government. MichMash hosts Cheyna Roth and Jake Neher talk with MLive reporter Lauren Gibbons about how voters are reacting to sexist language from legislators, and what it means for policymaking in Michigan.

There’s movement at the state Capitol toward putting limits on the Legislature’s lame duck session. That’s the time just after an even-year election that often sees hundreds of bills passed, sometimes in the dead of night. MichMash hosts Jake Neher and Cheyna Roth talk about why transparency activists are excited about curbing the chaos of lame duck, and they speak with Voters Not Politicians Executive Director Nancy Wang.

More than $5 billion in federal money for COVID relief for Michigan is in limbo as lawmakers in Lansing fight over how to spend it. MichMash hosts Cheyna Roth and Jake Neher talk with Craig Mauger of the Detroit News about what is causing the delay and why it matters.

Some Democrats are calling on state Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey to resign or give up his leadership position. That’s after he called the January 6th insurrection a hoax and made sexist comments about Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on tape.

MichMash hosts Jake Neher and Cheyna Roth talk about whether Shirkey is likely to face any real repercussions. And a conversation with state Sen. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor).

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson wants to make Election Day a holiday in Michigan. It’s one of many sweeping changes Benson would like to see in election law.

MichMash hosts Jake Neher and Cheyna Roth talk about the cases for and against making Election Day a state holiday. And they talk with Rochester Hills City Clerk Tina Barton about the pros and cons.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is calling on Republicans in the Legislature to work with her in 2021. Her third State of the State address stressed the need for bipartisan cooperation.

MichMash hosts Cheyna Roth and Jake Neher talk about whether there’s any room for common ground in Lansing.

With the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, Democrats now control all executive offices at the federal and at the state level in Michigan.

MichMash hosts Jake Neher and Cheyna Roth talk with WKAR’s Abigail Censky about where that leaves Republicans in Michigan.

Seven years after the decision to switch Flint’s water source, nine current and former state government officials face criminal charges. One of them is former Gov. Rick Snyder, who faces two misdemeanor counts of willful neglect of duty. As part of the weekly series MichMash host Jake Neher speaks with state Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich (D-Flint) about the charges.

As lawmakers evacuated the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday to flee a violent pro-Trump mob… journalists were stuck inside. Many continued to document those moments while their lives were at risk. One of those reporters was Detroit News Washington Bureau Chief Melissa Nann Burke, who talks about her experience with Jake Neher.

A new year means big changes for the Michigan Supreme Court. Justices nominated by Democrats won a majority on the court for the first time in years in the November election. Jake Neher and Cheyna Roth talk about the significance of that change and reflect on the year that was 2020.