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In this week’s It’s Just Politics newsletter, Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta explore what Governor Gretchen Whitmer said in her big speech this week at the Detroit Auto Show (and why she said it now). Plus, Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt throws his hat in the ring for Michigan governor in 2026, and the latest changes to Michigan’s tipped wage and sick time leave laws.

In today’s podcast, a look into what is happening with a big regional automaker after their CEO's resignation.

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares is stepping down after nearly four years in the top spot of the carmaker that owns brands like Jeep and Ram and Citroën and Peugeot.

A conversation about how Donald Trump’s first-term trade war set the stage for the present dispute over manufacturing tariffs.

What’s going on with UAW workers at a Stellantis plant in Toledo? Also, interpreting history for people who want to understand the present, we speak with the hosts for the show Throughline. And the director of an ensemble that united musicians from all over the Americas talks about an upcoming performance in Michigan and connecting young musicians.

UAW wins in Tennessee, U-M students protest war in Gaza, taking pride in Detroit hosting the NFL draft, and RFK Jr finds loophole to get on Michigan's presidential ballot

A container ship leaving the Port of Baltimore lost power and rammed into a major bridge, causing the span to buckle into the river below.

The importance of auto shows in flux, new international bridge opening delayed, and behind the scenes with a Traverse City based mixed media artist.

This year's auto industry in review and the Michigan innovations that made chain pizza a powerhouse in American food.

Tesla recalls more than 2 million vehicles over a glitch with the autopilot feature.