West Michigan Weekend (A Public Affairs Program from iHeartradio)

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West Michigan Weekend (A Public Affairs Program from iHeartradio)

Episodes (572)

Sat Feb 14th Michigan Politics 2026: Profiling Budget Battles and Critical Races with Detroit News Politics Editor Chad Livengood (02-15-26)
Sat Feb 7th West Michigan Business: The Stories That Defined 2025—and What’s Coming Next with Crain's Andy Balaskovitz(02-08-26)
Tue Feb 3rd The Great Lakes Data Rush: Why Developers are Eyeing West Michigan for Data Centers (02-01-26)

West Michigan Weekend (A Public Affairs Program from iHeartradio)

Feb 14, 2026
29¼ minutes
40 MB

On this edition of West Michigan Weekend, host Phil Tower talks with Chad Livengood, politics editor and columnist at The Detroit News, about the escalating battle over Michigan’s state budget after House Republicans moved to claw back $645 million in previously approved funding. Democrats have called the move unconstitutional, Attorney General Dana Nessell has weighed in, and a lawsuit is before the Michigan Court of Claims. The conversation also turns to the high-stakes 2026 election cycle: every major statewide office is open due to term limits, all legislative seats are on the ballot, a U.S. Se...

West Michigan Weekend (A Public Affairs Program from iHeartradio)

Michigan Politics 2026: Profiling Budget Battles and Critical Races with Detroit News Politics Editor Chad Livengood (02-15-26)

WOOD Radio

00:00 -29:15