Dana Nessel

Lockhart Chemical Company was the source of an oily spill that spread more than 20 miles downstream along the Flint River earlier this year.

Zoe Clark, in for April Baer, walked us through the week of politics along with some members of the Lansing press corp.

From school vouchers to election tampering to Twitter scandal, we broke down the week's biggest political news with three reporters.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has been investigating allegations that some Republicans seized voting machines for improper use in 2020 — a plot to support The Big Lie. She says Matthew DePerno — who's set to be her opponent as she runs for reelection this fall — was involved in the alleged conspiracy.

Consumers had originally asked for permission to add a total of $278 million in additional charges to customers. The settlement brings that number down to $170 million. The average Consumers residential customer will see rates increase by 5.8%.

On today's show, Craig Mauger of The Detroit News discussed recent investigations into post 2020 election tampering, and author Dan Charnas explained his recent book on the life of legendary Detroit hip hop producer J Dilla.

Environmental and ratepayer advocate groups largely praised the proposed settlement, noting that it puts Consumers on a faster track toward more renewable energy sources, primarily solar. The company says 90% of its energy generation will come from renewable sources by 2040.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today that she will seek a second term.

The settlement involves three of the nation’s largest pharmaceutical distributors and an opioid manufacturer. The companies will start releasing funds to a national administrator next month. Money will start flowing to state and local governments in the second or third quarter of this year.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has offered to conduct an investigation into the Oxford Community Schools’ handling of events leading up to last week’s deadly high school shooting.