The Moment with Brad LaPlante

How Michigan justice 'do-overs' still leave the innocent behind

A Michigan bill would make it easier for wrongfully convicted people to win state compensation. This week, Wayne County exonerees Roderic Pippen and Eric Anderson, WMU-Cooley Innocence Project's Dr. Marla Mitchell-Cichon, and bill sponsor Sen. Staphanie Chang about what the fix would — and wouldn't — change. * Thoughts? Email me at blaplante@wlns.com [blaplante@wlns.com] * Watch our show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqgS30Rc4L7OvWFdZCKMpQaiNw5iVA357 [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqgS30Rc4L7OvWFdZCKMpQaiNw5iVA357] * For transcripts and more, visit: wlns.com/originals/moment

Aric Nesbitt wants to be Michigan's governor. First, he has to introduce himself

Aric Nesbitt was first elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2011. He served as state Lottery commissioner in the final years of Gov. Rick Snyder’s term. He ran for state Senate in 2018 and won, eventually rising to Senate Minority Leader. Now, Nesbitt is running for governor.

Will Lawrence says Democrats’ problem isn’t the message. It’s courage.

Will Lawrence grew up in East Lansing watching soccer fields give way to subdivisions. He spent years trying to stop that kind of development, or at least redirect it, as co-founder of the Sunrise Movement, the youth-led climate organization that helped push the Green New Deal into mainstream Democratic politics. Now, he’s running for Congress in Michigan’s 7th District, a seat Tom Barrett flipped red in 2024 when he defeated Democrat Curtis Hertel.

Tom Leonard: In Michigan's governor's race, running on policy is a losing strategy

Tom Leonard joins the Moment after he's dropped out of the governor's race.

Schuette v. Nessel (Part II): The fight over the state Supreme Court

Attorney General Dana Nessel is suing Eli Lily for alleged price gouging in Michigan. A bill in the Michigan House would eliminate Nessel's legal theory for her lawsuit and change how the state can sue businesses.