MichMash Politics
255 episodes - English - Latest episode: 16 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsUnjumble Michigan politics with MichMash. Each week, Cheyna Roth, Zach Gorchow and Alethia Kasben interview lawmakers and politicos, and unpack the statewide issues that affect you. MichMash is produced by WDET Detroit Public Radio in collaboration with Gongwer News Service. Part of the NPR Network.
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Here’s Where Michigan’s Redistricting Effort Stands After SCOTUS Gerrymandering Ruling
September 18, 2019 14:45 - 3 minutes - 3.31 MBVoters approved Proposal 2 last year, which takes the political line-drawing powers away from politicians and gives it to citizens.
As Scandal-Plagued Rep. Inman Stays Away, Fall-Out Reaches Lobbyists, Constituents
September 18, 2019 14:41 - 3 minutes - 5.27 MBCheyna Roth and Jake Neher talk with political strategist Adrian Hemond about all the people affected by a scandal like this.
Michigan Lawmakers Rake In $517,000 in Free Food, Drink from Lobbyists in 2019
September 13, 2019 19:23 - 15 minutes - 13.7 MBThere are many ways interest groups try to get lawmakers to pay attention to their pet issues. Some hold rallies on the state Capitol lawn. Others choose to operate behind-the-scenes. Highlighting the latter category is a report that came out this week from the Michigan Campaign Finance Network (MCFN). It shows lobbyists have spent a record amount of money on food and drinks for state officials in the first seven months of 2019. The total comes to $517,000, and three members of the state Hou...
Michigan Lawmakers Rake In $517,000 in Free Food, Drink from Lobbyists in 2019
September 13, 2019 19:23 - 15 minutes - 13.7 MBThere are many ways interest groups try to get lawmakers to pay attention to their pet issues. Some hold rallies on the state Capitol lawn. Others choose to operate behind-the-scenes. Highlighting the latter category is a report that came out this week from the Michigan Campaign Finance Network (MCFN). It shows lobbyists have spent a record amount of money on food and drinks for state officials in the first seven months of 2019. The total comes to $517,000, and three members of the state Hou...
Can Governor Ban Flavored Vaping Products Without Lawmakers? Attorney General Says Yes
September 13, 2019 16:07 - 3 minutes - 3.52 MBMichMash hosts Cheyna Roth and Jake Neher talk about the authority the governor has to ban an entire product in the name of public health. Supporters of the vaping industry in Michigan are threatening legal action over a plan to ban flavored vaping products. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently ordered the Michigan Department is Health and Human Services to issue emergency rules to ban the sale of flavored nicotine vaping products in stores and online. Critics, especially retailers who sell the ...