MichMash Politics

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.

State environmental officials are stepping up efforts to assist Benton Harbor residents who have had their drinking water contaminated. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) says it will provide bottled water, filters, and blood testing for children. Reporter Eric Lutz of The Guardian talks about his reporting on yet another water crisis in Michigan.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and state lawmakers have finally reached a budget agreement after months of negotiations. MichMash hosts Cheyna Roth and Jake Neher say one of the most important aspects of the budget is the money it does not spend. And WDET host Stephen Henderson's interview with Gov. Whitmer from the 2021 Mackinac Policy Conference.

Amazon’s footprint in Michigan will soon get much bigger. The online retail giant recently announced it will open four new sites across Michigan in the next two years. MichMash hosts Jake Neher and Cheyna Roth talk with Congressman Andy Levin (D-Bloomfield Twp.) about the move and his concerns for workers and organized labor in Michigan.

Law enforcement officials say they are almost done reviewing the massive backlog of rape kits found in Detroit back in 2009. The Wayne County Prosecutors office has been processing more than 11-thousand rape kits for over a decade.

As part of the weekly series MichMash… Cheyna Roth and Jake Neher talk with Bridge Detroit’s Bryce Huffman about how this ordeal has changed state policy and law enforcement practices since 2009.