Zoe Clark
Associate General Manager, Political Director & It's Just Politics hostZoe Clark is Michigan Public's Associate General Manager and Political Director.
As Associate General Manager, Clark helps to guide Michigan Public’s strategic direction, content vision, and cross-platform integration.
As Political Director, Clark guides coverage of the state Capitol, elections, and policy debates. Her passion for understanding and explaining politics led Michigan Public to create the position in 2022 for the first time in station history.
Clark is also the host of It's Just Politics, a weekly look at Michigan politics, with Michigan Public Radio Network's Senior Capitol Correspondent Rick Pluta. Together, they co-author the It's Just Politics Newsletter.
Clark regularly appears on WKAR’s Off the Record, WDIV’s Flashpoint and offers political analysis on NPR, PBS, CNN, and the BBC.
Clark is an award-winning journalist, including the prestigious Peabody for overseeing the station’s first nationally distributed podcast Believed.
Clark previously was the station’s Program Director and is the co-founder and former Executive Producer of Stateside. She began at the station by producing Jack Lessenberry’s daily interviews and essays, and producing Michigan Radio’s Morning Edition.
Clark began her collegiate studies at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. She holds degrees in Communication Studies and Political Science from the University of Michigan and lives in Ann Arbor, where she was born and raised.
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A state Senate committee held a hearing this week on a measure that could lead to the repeal of the same-sex marriage ban in Michigan’s Constitution. -
A ballot proposal to tax the wealthy folds, Michigan’s “fake electors” threaten a lawsuit, and could future primary election dates change? It’s a Lansing roundup edition of It’s Just Politics. -
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s latest meeting with President Donald Trump brings new federal aid for northern Michigan ice storm recovery and talks on invasive carp. -
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pushing to repeal the state’s new, controversial 24% wholesale marijuana tax, even as the cannabis industry challenges it in court. An update on all things weed in Michigan. -
A package of legislation rolled out this week calls for amending the Michigan Constitution to have voters select the members of the Public Service Commission. Right now, the three commission members are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the state Senate. -
A new Michigan poll reveals where voters stand on data centers, the 2026 governor’s race, and how the state compares nationally on key economic measures. -
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer discusses her final-year agenda focusing on housing, health care, and literacy; plus her legacy as Michigan’s 49th governor. -
What’s in the proof-of-citizenship and voter ID ballot proposal, and what is the state of the state budget as Governor Whitmer prepares for her final State of the State address. -
Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall hints at a sweeping property tax overhaul, echoing Proposal A and setting up a consequential fight ahead of the 2026 elections. -
An inside look at the proposals aiming for Michigan’s November ballot - from property taxes and school funding to voter ID and minimum wage - and where the campaigns stand now.
