MichMash: Why Would Republicans Bother To Pass Bills Likely to Meet Veto?
WDET Digital Republicans in the state Legislature are moving forward on controversial bills that have little chance of being signed...
MichMash: Budget Burglary? More Claims of ‘Robbing Peter to Pay Paul’ at State Capitol
WDET Digital State lawmakers and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are in the thick of budget negotiations. Whitmer’s road funding plan faces...
MichMash: Government Watchdogs Say Effort to Increase Transparency Falls Short
WDET Digital Michigan is one of the only states where the Legislature and the governor don’t have to respond to...
MichMash: Road Funding Debate Complicated by Urban-Rural Divide
WDET Digital The road funding debate is in full swing at the state Capitol. As part of the weekly series...
MichMash: Marijuana Could Once Again Be On Your Ballot in 2019
WDET Digital Recreational marijuana is now legal in Michigan. But some Michigan voters aren’t done casting ballots on cannabis issues....
MichMash: Whitmer Joins Growing Trend of Governing By Hashtag
WDET Digital Gov. Gretchen Whitmer used part of her first State of the State speech this week to get people talking...
MichMash Digs Into State of the State In Hour-Long Special
WDET Digital There will be a lot to unpack as soon as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer begins her first State of...
MichMash: Cracks Forming in Foundation of Bipartisanship in Lansing
WDET Digital We haven’t yet seen the full effects of divided government at the state Capitol. But Republican lawmakers are...
MichMash: Justices Vow #AgressiveNonpartisanship on State Supreme Court
WDET Digital A new session is underway for the Michigan Supreme Court. Justices have selected a Democrat to serve as...
MichMash: Experts Weigh Michigan’s Piggy Bank, Setting Stage for Divided Government
WDET Digital The state will have more than $24 billion to work with as it gets ready to kick off its...
MichMash: Whitmer Wastes No Time Changing Policy
WDET Digital Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is wasting no time in her new role when it comes to making policy changes....
MichMash: These Whitmer Cabinet Picks Will Inherit Huge Problems At Pivotal Moments
WDET Digital We’re beginning to get a clearer picture of what state government might look like under Governor-elect Gretchen Whitmer....