Michigan GOP

Exploring a China-connected battery supplier's donation to President Trump, announcer John Mason and his career with the Detroit Pistons, and how African American Hoodoo is being represented in film.

The Michigan Republican Party could see another tough contest for party chair next year.

Andrea Bitely, former spokesperson for former Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette, discusses the weird place that moderate and independent voters find themselves.

State House Rep. Bill G. Schuette talked to us about the outcome of Tuesday's election, and the Michigan GOP's plan for working under divided government in Lansing.

Today, what is Michigan's GOP doing after the election? Then, the dueling emotions of Arab and Muslim American voters.

Today, we hear a conversation with Supreme Court Justice Kyra Harris Bolden about her campaign to remain in her seat. Then, the Michigan chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations has requested a federal office with governance authority on universities to investigate the University of Michigan. Additionally, a destructive, invasive beetle is wiping out ash trees across the Great Lakes region. Lastly, the second episode of What the Vote?, a limited series podcast by Stateside centering on Gen Z perspectives.

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.