MichMash: Unpacking the dismissed 2020 case against Michigan electors + how state budget affects local governments

September 12, 2025

In this episode, we break down how the legal case unraveled.

Donald Trump supporters gather at TCF Center in downtown Detroit in November 2020.

Donald Trump supporters gather at the TCF Center in downtown Detroit on Nov. 4, 2020.

In 2020, 15 Republicans tried to cast Michigan’s electoral votes for President Trump, even through President Biden won the state by 154,000. In this episode of MichMash, WDET’s Cheyna Roth and Gongwer News Service’s Zach Gorchow break down how the legal case against these electors unraveled.

Then, Executive Director of the Michigan Association of Counties Steve Currie joins the show to talk about how the state budget affects local governments.

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  • WDET reporter and producer Hernz Laguerre Jr.
    Hernz Laguerre Jr. is a Multimedia Journalist at 101.9 WDET. He is one of the co-host for "Detroit Evening Report," one of the weekend anchors for "Weekend Edition," the producer for our political podcast, "MichMash," and reports on arts, culture and politics.

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