Priorities for 2026 and Beyond

Debate – or Food Fight? (Guest: Representative Betsy Coffia)

This Week… What Michigan’s 2026 candidates revealed during a week of debates | Detroit Free Press Bipartisan Housing Bill Becomes Law Even Though Trump Refuses to Sign It | The New York Times In the News Michigan Politics and Policy Whitmer vetoes 9 bills at center of Michigan Legislature spat | Detroit Free Press Michigan lawmakers propose crackdown on loud cars, modified exhaust | Detroit Free Press How to spoil an absentee ballot in Michigan | Detroit Free Press Pete Hoekstra says it’s a ‘myth’ Canada paid for Gordie Howe bridge | Detroit Free Press DOJ to Jocelyn Benson: Officials could be prosecuted over noncitizen voters | Bridge Michigan DOJ Monitors Appear to Be Latest Attempt to Undermine MI Elections | Promote the Vote John James, Perry Johnson, Mike Cox debate for Michigan governor nod | Detroit Free Press Mike Cox calls John James ‘hypocrite’ for business dealings with China | Detroit News Fact check: GOP rivals attack John James in gubernatorial debate | Bridge Michigan Michigan Dem Senate Poll July 6-7 El-Sayed, Stevens trade pointed barbs in Democratic U.S. Senate debate | Detroit Free Press Fact-checking Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens in MI Democratic Senate primary debate | Politifact[...]

$2.2 Billion…So Far (Guest: State House candidate Alex Hawkins)

This Week… Kleptocracy Is Trump’s Most Lucrative Business Venture The New Republic In the News Michigan Politics and Policy Michigan lawmakers pass $84B budget, 67 bills in marathon session | Bridge Michigan There Are Very Few Socialists in America | Paul Krugman Substack How the Tide Turned Against Transgender Athletes—and the Movement | Wall Street Journal Voters Support a Data Center Moratorium | Data for Progress The Economy June Jobs Report: Hiring Misses Expectations, Just 57,000 Jobs Added | Business Insider How Trump Helped China Make America’s Cheapest EV | WIRED The Trump Administration Trump hijacked US’s 250 anniversary to serve ‘political ideology and pet projects’, congressional report says | The Guardian How Trump Lied to People Trying to Donate to America250 | The New Republic FBI directing hundreds of analysts to dig into Georgia election probe subjects, sources say | MS NOW Trump wants 47 trees to mark his 47th presidency in White House park | The Washington Post Grifters and Thieves Trump Cut a Billion-Dollar Mining Deal. His Sons Stand to Profit. | The New York Times Trump is rearming America. His sons are invested in the companies selling it weapons. | MS NOW Trump ballroom built under[...]

Mike Rogers Just Doesn’t Get It (Guest: Representative Joey Andrews)

This Week… Michigan lawmakers propose data center guardrails Detroit Free Press Voters Support a Data Center Moratorium Data for Progress Data Center Database The ‘Gander New Independent Analysis Outlines Roadmap for Responsible Data Center Development in Michigan Detroit Regional Chamber In the News Michigan Politics and Policy Mike Rogers tries to rewrite Michigan’s autoworker history with false claim | Detroit Metro Times 65 Michigan School Districts to Receive Solar Power as MISEC Genesee Solar Goes Live | NorthStar Clean Energy AG Nessel Secures Order Temporarily Halting Unlawful Kalshi Michigan Operations | Attorney General Nessel AG Nessel Secures More Than $3.4 Billion for Michiganders Against Unlawful Federal Actions | Attorney General Nessel Supreme Court transgender athlete ruling ‘doesn’t change anything’ for Michigan high school sports rules | mlive.com Ad targeting U.S. House hopeful prompts debate over reach of Michigan AI law | Detroit News Trump Administration sues Michigan requesting state turn over SNAP applicant data | wzzm13.com Michigan can keep a lid on personal voter information, court says | AP News Statement on U.S. Supreme Court decision on mail-in ballots | Sec. of State Benson Michigan Court of Appeals reverses absentee ballot stub ruling | Detroit Free Press Opinion: In Michigan,[...]

Hope is Not a Choice (Guests: Senator Jeremy Moss, 58th District Nominee Katrina Manetta)

This Week… Senate Democrats Take Steps to Protect Michigan Voters, Pass Michigan Voting Rights Act Senate Democrats Continue Affordability Push With Bills to Crack Down on Price Gouging Star-studded opening for Obama library in Chicago delivers implied rebuke to Trump The Guardian Obama opens his center with a warning about America’s future POLITICO In the News Michigan Politics and Policy Slotkin Leads Purple State Senators on Bill to Stop Trump from Using Military or Federal Law Enforcement to Interfere with Elections | Senator Slotkin Michigan election critics push for investigations ahead of 2026 voted | Detroit News Michigan Democrats Allege ‘Dark Money’ Group Violated TV Ad Rules | NOTUS — News of the United States Dana Nessel: ICE to offload Romulus warehouse eyed as future detention center | Bridge Michigan Ex-House Speaker’s Wife Admits To Embezzling From Political Fund | MIRS News House Speaker Matt Hall, ex-Gov. Rick Snyder at odds over Gordie Howe bridge | Detroit News Michigan Senate Democrats push for stricter data center energy, worker rules | Bridge Michigan DeSana Calls Fellow House Republicans ‘Scumbags,’ ‘Swamp Rats’ In Leaked Recording | MIRS News Mike Rogers’ cyber fortune could haunt his Senate campaign | Detroit Metro Times Mike[...]

Energy Inflation (Guests: Representative Erin Byrnes)

This Week… Consumers Energy to seek $456M electric rate hike Detroit Free Press Michigan House Democrats new legislation aimed at utility affordability and ratepayer protection Price Hike Mike website turns Rogers’ own words against him Detroit Metro Times In the News Michigan Politics and Policy Comment Ascribed To Whitmer In Viral Data Center Video Disputed | MIRS News PriceHikeMike | Michigan Democratic Party As energy prices rise, Senate candidates clash over clean power future | Bridge Michigan Canada Built a New Bridge From Ontario to Detroit. Trump Refuses to Open It. | The American Prospect House Speaker Matt Hall threatens budget stall over impasse with Senate Dems | Bridge Michigan Republicans Block Slotkin Amendments to Protect Elections from Illegal Military Interference – Senator Elissa Slotkin Michigan lawmakers seek to stop plan to turn warehouse into ICE detention center | mlive.com Michigan suspends Antrim County clerk’s voter roll privileges | Votebeat Peters for (at least) interim MSU president makes sense  | Kyle Melinn – Lansing City Pulse Gary Peters for president of Michigan State? Here’s what he’s saying | Detroit News Sen. Sam Singh proposes new plan for overhauling university boards | Detroit News Rx Kids fact check: No tax money[...]