Highlights from the Mackinac Policy Conference

Subscribe to MichMash on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, NPR One or wherever you get your podcasts. Every year, lawmakers and lobbyists flock to Mackinac Island for the...

Michigan’s abortion ban was suspended. Now what?

 Subscribe to MichMash on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, NPR One or wherever you get your podcasts. A draft opinion in the upcoming abortion rights case Dobbs...

Clerks plead for help from state leaders

  2022 will bring us the biggest elections since 2020. Actual real-life experts agree, that year's election was likely the...

Political storylines to watch this year in Michigan

It’s now February. And while it may feel like summer and fall are a long ways away, this is an...

Three initiatives could start gathering signatures soon

 Several petitions are moving forward to get in front of the state Legislature or on the November ballot.  These...

Reactions to Michigan’s new district lines are all over the map

Michigan’s redistricting commission has approved new legislative and congressional district maps. But that’s just the beginning of a new chapter...

The Biggest Political Blunders of 2021 in Michigan

It’s a wrap on 2021, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still look back at some of the highs and...

Michigan Reaching Breakthrough Moment for Access to Justice, Says Chief Justice McCormack

Michigan may be reaching a breakthrough moment when it comes to access to justice. That’s according to Michigan Supreme Court...

Michigan Would Revert to Restrictive Abortion Ban If Roe v. Wade Is Overturned

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on a Mississippi abortion law could have a big impact in Michigan. The nation’s highest...

Rinke Shakes Up GOP Primary Race for Michigan Governor, But Still No Major Candidates Accept 2020 Election

Businessman Kevin Rinke's entrance into the GOP primary for Michigan governor represents a major shake-up in the race. There are...

Infrastructure and Reconciliation Bills Could Have Big Impact on Electric Vehicles in Michigan

It seems like the more we hear about the negotiations in Congress over the infrastructure bill and the Build Back...

It’s Time to Tell Michigan’s Redistricting Commission What You Think of Their Draft Maps

The commission to redraw Michigan's congressional and state legislative maps is hard at work trying to figure out which voting districts Michiganders will be...