MIRS Monday, April 20, 2026

About this episode

Samantha Shriber recaps the Michigan Democratic Party's endorsement convention and discusses public transit developments with RTA's Ben Stupka, along with Attorney General Dana Nessel's response to a DOJ request regarding ballots in Wayne County.

Samantha Shriber does a live recap from the Michigan Democratic Party's April 19 endorsement convention inside Detroit's Huntington Place (1:00). Also, earlier this month MIRS joined the Regional Transit Authority (RTA) of Southeast Michigan for a ride-along on the QLine, Detroit's 3.3 mile-long streetcar system. Ben Stupka, the RTA's executive director, talks about what's next for public transit in Metro Detroit (2:42). Attorney General Dana Nessel updates MIRS on the U.S. Department of Justice's request for November 2024 ballots, ballot receipts and envelopes in Wayne County. Nessel is denouncing the request along with Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (27:27).

People in this episode

Guests: Ben Stupka, Dana Nessel, Jocelyn Benson, Gretchen Whitmer

Topics covered

• Michigan Democratic Party
• public transit
• U.S. Department of Justice
• Wayne County

Keywords

• endorsement convention
• QLine
• Metro Detroit
• ballot receipts

Mentioned in this episode

Products: QLine

Places: Detroit, Southeast Michigan, Metro Detroit, Wayne County

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