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Unjumble 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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![Gongwer's Ben Solis (left) joined "MichMash" host Cheyna Roth and Gongwer's Zach Gorchow to discuss the MIRC's proposed legislative maps for metro Detroit House districts.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MichMash_020924-900x507.png)
MichMash: Whitmer’s proposed budget and the state’s potential legislative maps
Hernz Laguerre
February 9, 2024
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![Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt joined "MichMash" this week to share his reactions to Gov. Whitmer's State of the State address.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/AricNesbitt_MichMash-900x506.png)
MichMash: Sen. Nesbitt on trying to find ‘common ground’ with Michigan Democrats
Hernz Laguerre
February 2, 2024
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![Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers her State of the State address to a joint session of the House and Senate, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, at the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Whitmer_SOTS_AP_012424-scaled-e1706207132115-900x507.jpg)
MichMash: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer shares key points from her State of the State address
Hernz Laguerre
January 26, 2024
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![Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson joined "MichMash" host Cheyna Roth and Gongwer's Alethia Kasban to discuss early voting and boosting voter confidence ahead of the 2024 presidential primary.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MichMash_JocelynBenson_011924-900x495.png)
MichMash: Secretary Benson on presidential primaries, election security
Hernz Laguerre
January 19, 2024
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![Michigan House Speaker Joe Tate joined "MichMash" this week to discuss the Legislature's 2024 agenda, the MICRC and more.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MichMash_JoeTate_011224-900x508.png)
MichMash: Michigan House Speaker Joe Tate on redistricting, 2024 agenda
Hernz Laguerre
January 12, 2024
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![The hosts of MichMash standing in the gallery at the state Capitol. (Left to right: Zach Gorchow, Alethia Kasben, Cheyna Roth)](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MichMash-gallery-corner-shot-fun-scaled-e1704753241125-900x507.jpeg)
WDET partners with Gongwer News Service to elevate state politics podcast ‘MichMash’
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January 9, 2024
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![Kristina Karamo speaks to Michigan Republican Party delegates Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, in Lansing, Mich.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Kristina-Karamo-MI-GOP-Chair-scaled-e1704724808117-900x507.jpg)
MichMash: Kristina Karamo faces backlash from Michigan Republicans
Hernz Laguerre
January 5, 2024
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MichMash: New research explores Michigan’s path to a prosperous future
Hernz Laguerre
January 2, 2024
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MichMash: Michigan politics in 2023 and what’s to come in 2024
Hernz Laguerre
December 29, 2023
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MichMash: Loophole in law discouraging threats against health workers has some worried
Hernz Laguerre
December 14, 2023
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![Whitmer declared herself “a climate optimist” as she signed the 11-bill clean energy package at Detroit’s Eastern Market on Nov. 28, 2023.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/WhitmerCleanEnergyLegislation-e1702574163859-900x507.jpg)
MichMash: Whitmer signs bills to reach ambitious clean energy goals by 2040
Hernz Laguerre
December 1, 2023
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