MichMash Politics

A number of lawmakers, staffers, and journalists say they don’t feel safe working at the state Capitol in 2020. That’s as the Legislature tries to pass important bills in its last scheduled week this year. Jake Neher and Cheyna Roth talk with WKAR reporter Abigail Censky about why all Michiganders should be concerned about safety at the Capitol.

People on both sides of the political aisle are expressing concerns about how state lawmakers are reacting to the November election. MichMash hosts Cheyna Roth and Jake Neher talk with former GOP Rep. Martin Howrylak, who served as vice chair of the House Oversight Committee, about the recent hearing featuring Trump's personal attorney.

Michigan legislative leaders still don’t have a plan to address surging COVID-19 cases throughout the state. MichMash hosts Jake Neher and Cheyna Roth talk with Emily Lawler and Julie Mack of MLive about the urgency of this moment in the pandemic.

Public health officials are urging people not to gather in large groups for Thanksgiving. MichMash hosts Cheyna Roth and Jake Neher talk about why officials are worried and how to stay safe.

The 2020 election has revealed some interesting trends in Michigan politics. MichMash hosts Jake Neher and Cheyna Roth look at two neighboring counties that exemplify just how divided voters in the state are becoming, and ask the question -- is Macomb County still a bellwether for Michigan politics? And Congressman Andy Levin (D-Bloomfield Twp.) joins the program.

Michigan has been in the national spotlight in two presidential elections in a row. MichMash hosts Cheyna Roth and Jake Neher speak with MLive reporters Emily Lawler and Lauren Gibbons to compare 2016 and 2020 in Michigan.

Michigan election officials are working hard to prevent a cyber attack ahead of Tuesday’s election. MichMash hosts Cheyna Roth and Jake Neher look at the threats and what’s being done to stop them -- and they speak with Andrew Dold, lead systems security specialist at Wayne State University and a member of the Michigan Cyber Civilian Corps.

One of Michigan’s largest news organizations has decided to stop making endorsements ahead of the 2020 Election. MLive Media Group announced recently that it will instead put those resources toward reporting on local races. MichMash hosts Jake Neher and Cheyna Roth talk with MLive's John Hiner and former Detroit Free Press Editorial Page Editor Stephen Henderson, and look at whether newspaper endorsements are still relevant in 2020.

The foiled plot to kidnap and possibly murder Gov. Whitmer has brought Michigan’s militia culture back into focus.

Cheyna Roth and Jake Neher talk with Oakland University Political Science Chair Peter Trumbore - an expert on terrorism and the militia movement - about why the words we use to describe these groups are important.

The years-long fight over what to do about the aging oil and gas pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac is reaching a critical period. State regulators are reviewing permit requests from Enbridge Energy to bury Line 5 in a tunnel under the straits.

Jake Neher and Cheyna Roth talk about the history of the pipeline and oil spills in Michigan.