Michigan GOP

On today's show, Doug Tribou continued his coverage of Senate hopefuls with Republican candidate, Sherry O'Donnell. We then learned about a potential designated music district in Detroit with Keith Owens. And we discussed how a districting error impacted voters of the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Indian Reservation with Melissa Isaac.

We talk with politics reporter Simon Schuster about divides within the Michigan GOP going into the August primary. Then, we met with a University of Michigan professor to hear about drag as performance art in American culture. And, one photographer's artistic journey after her mom's cancer diagnosis.

Today, with the onset of the presidential campaign in Michigan, how are candidates and surrogates trying to win over middle-of-the-road voters? Also, a production short-cut in the cannabis vaping industry has regulators scrambling to close loopholes for synthetic THC. Recalling the time a jet bomber flew under the Mackinac Bridge. And, we preview a documentary on birds and their status as an indicator of environmental change.

The results from the Michigan GOP caucuses, unwrapping a busy week for the Ottawa County Commissioners, the best advice for living with albinism, and dangers of online disinformation during a Presidential election year.

Michigan Republicans awarded all 39 of the state’s remaining presidential delegates to Donald Trump during a convention Saturday. That's after Trump won Michigan's Feb. 27 primary with 68% of the vote. Saturday’s convention comes just days after a Kent County judge affirmed that former Michigan GOP Chair Kristina Karamo was removed properly by party members in January.

Michigan Republicans have resolved a dispute that appeared headed toward dueling caucuses in Detroit and Grand Rapids. But now a new insurgency is brewing.

Former Michigan Republican Party chair Kristina Karamo has lost an important court decision in her effort to be reinstated as the state GOP leader.

The state GOP has been in turmoil over its finances and other issues. Members of the party organized a vote on January 6 to dump Karamo as leader. She's maintained it was illegitimate.

A preview of tomorrow's Michigan presidential primary, comparing the media's portrayal of refugees to the reality on the ground, and GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley campaigns across the state.

Michigan Republicans' clash over leadership of their state party could mean dueling presidential nominating conventions will take place March 2.