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  • 1 week ago | michiganpublic.org | Zoe Clark |Rick Pluta

    There’s always polling and the talking heads but what about hearing directly from folks who make the actual decisions about what comes next in our state: voters. This week, The Detroit Free Press’ Emily Lawler and Clara Hendrickson join It’s Just Politics to talk about their ambitious reporting project talking to 100 Michiganders about how they’re feeling politically. Plus, Republican state Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt joins the podcast to discuss his run for governor in 2026.

  • 1 week ago | michiganpublic.org | Zoe Clark |Rick Pluta

    Hi! You're reading the It's Just Politics newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the It's Just Politics podcast for all the political news you need each week. President Donald Trump, well known to be a climate change sceptic, displayed once again this week that he’s ready to write his own rulebook when it comes to favored and disfavored issues.

  • 2 weeks ago | michiganpublic.org | Zoe Clark |Rick Pluta

    The “it’s complicated” relationship between Governor Gretchen Whitmer and President Donald Trump was on full display yet again this week in Michigan as the president came to, first, announce a new fighter jet mission for Selfridge Air National Guard Base and, second, for his first 100-day rally in Macomb County. Governor Whitmer joins It’s Just Politics to discuss the economic impact of the Selfridge announcement and her evolving relationship with the president.

  • 2 weeks ago | interlochenpublicradio.org | Zoe Clark |Rick Pluta

    Hi! You're reading the It's Just Politics newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the It's Just Politics podcast for all the political news you need each week. Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s appointment of Michigan Supreme Court Justice-designate Noah Hood might have been more consequential if it flipped the high court’s majority, but that’s not the case.

  • 2 weeks ago | michiganpublic.org | Zoe Clark |Rick Pluta

    Hi! You're reading the It's Just Politics newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the It's Just Politics podcast for all the political news you need each week. Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s appointment of Michigan Supreme Court Justice-designate Noah Hood might have been more consequential if it flipped the high court’s majority, but that’s not the case.

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Zoe Clark
Zoe Clark @ZoeMichigan
30 Apr 25

We had @CraigDMauger here for one It's Just Politics today (and it was great)! Also @rickpluta talks with Gov Whitmer about Selfridge and her "it's complicated" relationship w the president. Tune in today at 3:40p on @michigan_public or subscibe wherever you get your podcasts.

Craig Mauger
Craig Mauger @CraigDMauger

"We had Mauger here for one week. It was horrible." - Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall at his weekly press conference this morning

Zoe Clark
Zoe Clark @ZoeMichigan
16 Apr 25

Busy It's Just Politics today with @rickpluta: @jaydeboyer1 and @AghoghoEdevbie on House Oversight subpoenas and @Mike_Cox on his #MIgov2026 bid. Listen live at 3:40p on @michigan_public or catch the podcast https://t.co/WPT5erjscR

Zoe Clark
Zoe Clark @ZoeMichigan
14 Apr 25

RT @nickrmanes: Detroit @MayorMikeDuggan this morning at @freep event on why he's running for governor: "All you have to do is look at what…