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

She pushed to investigate Epstein. Now she’s paying the price

The East Lansing Democrat died on a hill pushing for an Epstein investigation. Now she’s paying the price. * Thoughts? Email me at blaplante@wlns.com [blaplante@wlns.com] * Watch our show on YouTube: 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

Rebroadcast: In Michigan's race for governor, running on policy is a losing strategy

Brad here. We're off this week, but please enjoy this episode of The Moment: our interview with Tom Leonard. * Thoughts? Email me at blaplante@wlns.com [blaplante@wlns.com] * Watch our show on YouTube: 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

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.