Elections Officials Leaving Jobs Amid Threats, Attacks
Local clerks and elections workers in Michigan are leaving their jobs in large numbers since the 2020 Election. MichMash hosts Jake Neher and Cheyna R...
MichMash - Unjumbling Michigan Politics
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Podcast MichMash. Each week, WDET's Jake Neher and Michigan Public Radio's Cheyna Roth un-jumble Michigan issues and talk about how statewide news stories affect you.
Michigan Supreme Court Justice Beth Clement on Juvenile Justice
There’s a new push to re-think juvenile justice in Michigan. Jake Neher talks with Michigan Supreme Court Justice Beth Clement about the state’s new j...
Lawmakers Balk at Funding Bipartisan Criminal Justice Initiatives
The Republican-led state Legislature continues a pattern of passing and touting new criminal justice reforms while hesitating - or refusing - to pay f...
Michigan EGLE Director Liesl Clark on PFAS, Line 5, and more
State environmental regulators are defending Michigan’s new standards for PFAS contamination in water. Those chemicals are linked to serious health pr...
Future of Line 5 Uncertain As Shutdown Deadline Passes
Oil and gas are still flowing through Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac. That’s despite Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s order to sh...
Redistricting Commission Needs Your Help Defining "Community of Interest"
Michigan’s Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission has started its series of public meetings across the state. It is gathering input from reside...
Whitmer, Nessel Approach to Unemployment Lawsuit Leaves Victims in Limbo
The Whitmer administration is still handling a number of massive lawsuits that it inherited from former Governor Rick Snyder’s administration. MichMas...
Why Michigan's Population Isn't Growing Fast Enough
Michigan will lose a Congressional district next year. That’s after new Census results showed Michigan hasn’t been growing as fast as the rest of the ...
Ending 'Period Poverty'
State lawmakers and advocates are renewing efforts to get rid of the sales tax on menstrual products in Michigan. MichMash hosts Cheyna Roth and Jake ...
Auto Industry Grapples With Parts Shortages, Toxic Politics
2021 has been a difficult year to navigate so far for American auto companies. MichMash hosts Jake Neher and Cheyna Roth talk with Detroit News Washin...