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Politics and Policy

Focusing on solutions around local policy (and by extension,some politics) in Detroit, Southeast Michigan, and Michigan.

Norris Howard is in the co-host chair, and we get into some interesting topics on the podcast around Metro Detroit.

The rundown:

01:05 - There are new districts for the Michigan State Legislature in

Special guest Sam Robinson, reporter for Axios Detroit, joined Norris and Jer at the Daily Detroit studio and we talked about what's going on around town with politics and a little development.

The rundown:

02:

The Michigan Primary was on Tuesday night, and Norris Howard is in with some thoughts on it (and other things around town).

01:03 - Norris is back from San Diego

02:55 - First

Wide-ranging show from food to economics. Devon O’Reilly is in.

01:33 – In “Where we’ve been” we talk about the longtime mainstay of Z’s Villa and the breakfast and lunch spot Promenade

Whether it’s public or charter schools, Detroit students are fighting an uphill battle. Between trasportation, transparency, and even dealing with extreme temperatures – anything involving the future of Detroit hinges on Detroit’

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When national pundits fly over local places, make noise, drop their ****, and leave — we who live here have to clean it up

What is populism, anyway? There’s a lot of talk about populists and the concept of populism in today’s political discourse but little talk about what the roots are and what it

From the serious to the seriously fun, we’ve got you covered on your Daily Detroit. Devon O’Reilly is in to talk about:

01:11 – Michigan State of the State breakdown

02:54 – Governor

With the recent drama at the Michigan State Party around who’s in charge, finances and more – we got to thinking, in the age of Trump, does a state party matter anymore, or is it

We’ve got a bit of a conference exhaustion after a very busy Thursday, but Devon O’Reilly and Fletcher Sharpe picked up themselves and we digitally got together for a little post-Detroit Policy Conference

Today on the show, my guest is State Representative Mike McFall. The 8th House District he serves spans from Madison Heights, through Hazel Park, and into Detroit down into Midtown.

Our conversation is wide-ranging and

Devon O’Reilly is in for his Friday appearance. We talk about a few things around town, but the big focus of conversation is food trucks. Where should they be allowed? Do they compete with

A new poll from the Detroit Regional Chamber and Glengariff Group shows that Michigan voters are for investing in infrastructure over tax cuts; that there’s real concerns about our education system making us uncompetitive,

Women make up a slight majority of our population – but in general, make up nowhere near that percentage of our elected leaders. Vote Run Lead Action hopes to change that through training, support resources