Summer Roundup: A review of the major political stories in the past couple of months and a forecast of what's ahead

Whitmer clashes with state Democrats after vetoing the party's bills; MEDC revives economic development incentive

Tensions are high in Lansing among the Democrats with Governor Whitmer vetoing a series a bills from her own party. This week, on MichMash, WDET's Cheyna Roth and Gongwer News Services' Zach Gorchow unpack the 18 months of legal battles that led to this moment. Then later on, David Meninga, senior vice president for Community Development Programs & Execution at the Michigan Economic Development Corporation stops by. He talks about reviving the transformational brownfield program, a state incentive that ended a few years ago but will soon come back once Governor Whitmer signs bills that passed the Legislature on July 3.

Candidates clash during Michigan primary debates

Both the Democratic US Senate debate and the Republican gubernatorial debate showed the divides among the party's candidates. This week on MichMash, WDET's Cheyna Roth and Gongwer News Service's Alethia Kasben and Zach Gorchow break down the major components of the race.  Spoiler alert: MichMash may have been indirectly mentioned in one of the debates.

What is your favorite state park?

This 4th of July weekend, some Michiganders are celebrating by going to their favorite parks to go swimming, hiking, camping and fishing. This week on MichMash, WDET's Cheyna Roth and Gongwer News Service's Zach Gorchow discuss the recent investments  put into parks. They are joined by Kristen Kosick. She is the Chief of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation division. Mentioned in the episode:  'Monumental' upgrades at Michigan state parks are nearly complete—here's where $273M went by Lindsay Moore [https://www.mlive.com/life/2026/06/monumental-upgrades-at-michigan-state-parks-are-nearly-complete-heres-where-273m-went.html]

Summer Roundup: A review of the major political stories in the past couple of months and a forecast of what's ahead

The Republican gubernatorial race just had a major shake up with President Donald Trump making an endorsement. This week on MichMash, WDET'S Cheyna Roth and Gongwer News Service's Alethia Kasben discuss how surprising the endorsement was and what this means for the upcoming primaries.  Also, with Cheyna being back, we thought we would catch her up on the major political stories from the past couple of months and look ahead to see what the rest of 2026 has in store.

Michigan US Senate race begins to take shape; State Senator Singh weighs in on the budget process

Over the past month, the Michigan US Senate race has proven to be one of the most competitive races in the country. This week on WDET's MichMash, Gongwer News Service's Zach Gorchow and Altheia Kasben breakdown the major events that have shaped the race. Then later on, State Senator Sam Singh stops by to share what's been going on in the State capitol.