Podcast appearances and mentions of chad livengood

June 1, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick and Lloyd Jackson talk with Chad Livengood, politics editor and columnist at The Detroit News. They discuss data center secrecy and the lack of transparency, a major cause of distrust in Michigan. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

March 30, 2026 ~ Chad Livengood, Detroit News Political Editor recaps the Michigan Republican convention over the weekend. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Chad Livengood is a Michiganian. Like... he's never going to be a "Michigander". It doesn't ring true to his ear, and his employer, The Detroit News, doesn't recognize "Michigander" in it's style guide - it prefers "Michiganian". And it's this commitment to style that landed Livengood at odds with Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Here's Chad's Off Hand story. GUEST: Chad Livengood, politics editor, The Detroit News Now we want to hear from you!Do you have a highly specific Michigan story to tell? Tell us about it!What questions do you have about Michigan? We'll investigate! Submit them here.Or drop us a voicemail, if picking up a phone doesn't freak you out: 734-647-7840Like this kind of local content? Support Michigan Public.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

September 8, 2025 ~ Dan and Jennifer Gilbert announced they have filed for divorce after 30 years of marriage. Chad Livengood joins Kevin to recap this.

On this week's Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, a conversation recapping a Sept. 4 panel discussion in Lansing featuring a thoughtful discussion among experts from various fields on the need for sustainable transportation infrastructure funding and why it's such a challenge.John Peracchio, who helped organize the event and moderated the discussion, says he was pleased with the comments of the panelists but hoped for a more robust question-and-answer session that followed.Some key themes:Chad Livengood, politics editor and columnist at the Detroit News, talked about reporting when he was at Crain's Detroit on subdivisions being built in outer-ring suburbs with no sustainable source of funding for their roads.Lance Binoniemi of the Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association reiterated the job losses that would result from a lack of increased investment in road and bridge building.Baruch Feigenbaum of The Reason Foundation explained the long-term benefits of switching to a road user charge (RUC) system for funding roads, as some other states have piloted. He has previously talked about the topic on the podcast.Jane McCurry of Clean Fuels Michigan provided perspective on how fees on alternative-fuel vehicles contribute to the road funding mix.

September 3, 2025 ~ Chad Livengood, Politics Editor and Columnist at the Detroit News discusses a new road funding crisis looming and the Devos family not being able to agree on a Republican gubernatorial candidate to put their resources behind.

September 3, 2025 ~ Chad Livengood joins Kevin to discuss his piece "After years of highway headaches, a new road funding crisis looms in Michigan.”

August 15, 2025 ~ Chad Livengood, Detroit News politics editor and columnists, joins Chris, Lloyd, and Jamie to discuss recent finds into accusations against CURE Auto Insurance of taking customers' vehicles and then denying their claims.

August 15, 2025 ~ Chad Livengood, politics editor and a columnist at The Detroit News, joins Kevin to discuss the piece about how CURE Auto Insurance is accused of taking customers' vehicles, then denying their claims.

Detroit News politics editor and columnist Chad Livengood sits down with Citizen Research Council's infrastructure analyst Eric Paul Dennis, PE, discussing the Research Council's most recently released, 86-page paper: "Data-Driven Assessment of Michigan's Road Program" which makes the case that Michigan legislators should overhaul the way the state divvies up money for road improvements. The report was released as there is currently a push by state leaders to find billions of dollars in additional infrastructure funding. Among other recommendations, it describes Michigan's primary road funding law, known as Public Act 51 of 1951, as "a decades-long failure." "The bottom line is that PA 51 is obsolete," the report said. "Increasing Michigan's road funding without fundamental reform to how it is spent would be a disservice to citizens of the state." The Detroit News coverage of the research.

April 2, 2025 ~ The Detroit News' Chad Livengood joins Kevin after attending the White House Press Briefing yesterday.

April 2, 2025 ~ Full Show: Kevin is joined by Chad Livengood who was at yesterday's White House press briefing. Paul Gross warns us about the severe weather we are expected to see today. Javier Bardauil, chef and owner of Puma, joins the show after they were named The Detroit Free Press' best new restaurant of 2025.

March 6, 2025 ~ President Donald Trump has stated a primary reason for his new tariffs against the United States' three largest trading partners is what he calls a "national emergency" brought on by fentanyl flowing across the country's borders. Chad Livengood, politics editor and columnist at The Detroit News, joins Guy, Lloyd, and Jamie to discuss Prime Minister Trudeau's reaction to these claims.

December 23, 2024 ~ Guy and Jamie talk with Detroit News columnist Chad Livengood about the end of Democratic control in Lansing, with dysfunction and protests within the House, and what legislation was passed before Republicans take control.

October 31, 2024 ~ Guy and Jamie talk with Detroit News politics editor and columnist Chad Livengood about the latest poll that shows support of federal subsidies for automotive development waning, the challenges it presents for the industry, and fact checking Donald Trump's claims of massive layoffs.

With only a week away until the US Presidential Election, many are hotly anticipating the results - especially when it comes to the states where the outcome is less than certain.Joining Kieran to discuss what things look like on the ground across five states is Stephen Caruso, Pennsylvania Capitol Reporter for Spotlight PA, Rachel Louise-Just, Political Correspondent for ABC 15 Arizona, Tom O'Connor, Freelance Journalist in Chicago, Colin Campbell, Capitol Bureau Chief for North Carolina Public Radio and Chad Livengood, Politics Editor & Columnist for The Detroit News.

Saturday is the first day of statewide early voting in Michigan, and both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are in the state trying to energize their supporters. Chad Livengood, politics editor and columnist at The Detroit News, joins John Yang to discuss the neck-and-neck race for Michigan's 15 electoral votes. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Saturday is the first day of statewide early voting in Michigan, and both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are in the state trying to energize their supporters. Chad Livengood, politics editor and columnist at The Detroit News, joins John Yang to discuss the neck-and-neck race for Michigan's 15 electoral votes. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

During his term, former U.S. President Donald Trump focused on the issue of manufacturing, specifically within the auto industry. Now he's promising more tariffs on foreign made goods and raw materials if he becomes president once again. One of the tariffs that he pursued back in 2018 was requested by a Michigan company, Whirlpool, the maker of various appliances. "Whirlpool had been petitioning the U.S. government for years that that their foreign competitors L.G. and Samsung had been unfairly dumping cheaper made and with cheaper labor, foreign labor, washing machines in the U.S. market and driving down prices to the point that Whirlpool was having a hard time competing anymore," said Chad Livengood, a politics editor for the Detroit News. Livengood wrote an analysis recently about how trade and tariffs have affected Michigan and decodes what the candidates are saying about them this season. He said, while the tariffs helped Whirpool, and created about 1,800 jobs in the U.S., the benefits came at a cost, “The price of washing machines in this country across the board went up 12% in 2018. I mean, there was instant inflation caused by tariffs.” GUEST: Chad Livengood, politics editor at the Detroit News --- Looking for more conversations from Stateside? Right this way. If you like what you hear, consider supporting our work.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

September 24, 2024 ~ Chad Livengood, Politics Editor and Columnist at the Detroit News discusses his column "How Trump's First Trade War Helped a Michigan Business and Raised Prices."

On this week's edition of the Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, a conversation with Detroit News editor and columnist Chad Livengood about his reporting on misperceptions and contradictions surrounding the development of electric vehicle battery production facilities.As his Aug. 31 column observed:All of this transition to electrification is backed by huge government subsidies — just like China does with its auto industry — so the Michigan-based domestic auto industry doesn't move more production to Mexico or offshore.While EV adoption has not occurred at the pace expected by U.S. automakers, investments in plants to produce the batteries continues at the same time Michigan and other states make progress on supporting new charging infrastructure through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) process.Other relevant links:https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterlyon/2024/04/28/why-america-remains-a-forbidden-land-for-chinese-carmakers/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/business/economy/china-electric-vehicles-biden-tariffs.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&ngrp=ctr&pvid=EA2E2D4F-A518-4BE7-A02D-690443CDEC23

September 4, 2024 ~ Donald Trump wants the U.S. to compete with China in the global auto industry, as he campaigns for reelection in Michigan. Guy, Lloyd, and Jamie talk with Detroit News politics editor Chad Livengood about Trump's mixed messaging, as he and other Republicans push against the development of the Gotion battery plant in Big Rapids.

June 5, 2024 ~ More than $40 million has gone missing from the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, and now the organization is looking to take legal action against its former CFO. Guy and Jamie talk with Detroit News politics editor Chad Livengood about how this scheme went uncovered for so long.

June 5, 2024 ~ Chad Livengood, Politics Editor and Columnist at the Detroit News discusses the new task force and charges against former Riverfront Conservancy CFO after $40 million went missing.

April 23, 2024 ~ In light of the charges filed against former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield for allegedly using his fundraising account for personal use, Detroit News politics editor Chad Livengood looked back at the old officeholder expense funds that state lawmakers used. Guy, Lloyd, and Jamie talk with him about the current reporting system that lacks transparency controls.

The no fault auto insurance has been tangled up in legislative logistics since the Michigan Supreme Court upheld the Michigan Court of Appeals' decision to overturn the 2019 auto no-fault bill. MichMash host Cheyna Roth and Gongwer News Services' Zach Gorchow sit down with Detroit News' Chad Livengood to unpack the current status of the bill and to share stories from crash victims.

The no fault auto insurance has been tangled up in legislative logistics since the Michigan Supreme Court upheld the Michigan Court of Appeals' decision to overturn the 2019 auto no-fault bill. MichMash host Cheyna Roth and Gongwer News Services' Zach Gorchow sit down with Detroit News' Chad Livengood to unpack the current status of the bill and to share stories from crash victims.

Donald Trump appears to have done what Jeff predicted on this podcast months ago: locked up the nomination for his third attempt to win the national popular vote. But in the process, some new, large chinks in his Mar-A-Lago armor are showing up as some Haley supporters join the never-Trump movement. Trump has already started his annual “the election is stolen” mantra, apparently in anticipation of losing again. Meanwhile, President Biden gets two big boosts to his reelection chances: First: the new numbers about the recession that never was. In fact, the U.S. economy is soaring. Economic growth in 2023 was bigger than in any year of the Trump presidency. Just as important politically: Biden gets a rousing endorsement from the United Auto Workers which could prove critical in Michigan, Wisconsin and maybe even Ohio. We may have a border crisis, but Trump has ordered his supplicants in Congress to sink a bipartisan border bill – because he's more interested in having a campaign issue than a solution. In Michigan: Governor Whitmer unveils her priorities for 2024 focused on the basics: economic growth, education and the cost of living. Governor Whitmer is flanked by Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks and Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist as she delivers her State of the State Address. The Republican National Committee has started to move into the internal chaos that is the state's GOP. The Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission is working furiously to meet a deadline that's just days away for coming up with a new, constitutional map for Southeast Michigan legislative districts. Our neighbors in Ohio have launched a war on transgender people, with that state's Republican Legislature overriding Governor Dewine's veto of an anti-LQBTQ+ bill. We're joined by Detroit News politics editor Chad Livengood to talk about the politics of Whitmer's State of the State speech and the prospects of getting her program through the Legislature. Chad was a political reporter in The News' Lansing Bureau from 2012 through 2016 before becoming a reporter and columnist at Crain's Detroit Business. He rejoined The News' politics team in May 2022. =========================== This episode is sponsored in part by EPIC ▪ MRA,  a full service survey research firm with expertise in: • Public Opinion Surveys • Market Research Studies • Live Telephone Surveys • On-Line and Automated Surveys • Focus Group Research • Bond Proposals - Millage Campaigns • Political Campaigns & Consulting • Ballot Proposals - Issue Advocacy Research • Community - Media Relations • Issue - Image Management • Database Development & List Management =========================== You really need this for your mourning coffee!

Historically Michigan has subsidized corporations for the promise of jobs, but have these investments been beneficial to our communities? State Sen. Mallory McMorrow joins Stephen to talk about a bill package she's introducing to modify the way we offer corporations tax incentives. The proposal would require companies to make direct investments in the community in addition to creating jobs. Then Lauren Gibbons, a reporter for Bridge Michigan and Chad Livengood, a politics editor at the Detroit News stop by to explore the different ways Democrats in the Senate view corporate incentives and the best way to create jobs in Michigan.

Paris Hilton's big headed baby, Charlie LeDuff out at the Detroit News, John Stamos' book revelations, Jennifer Lawrence full frontal in No Hard Feelings, Who Dated Who deep dive, and we look for more Corey Feldman material for YouTube. Our Detroit Lions Overreaction Show was a DUD! Charlie LeDuff was let go by The Detroit News. Don't mess with Dana Nessel. Some people are saying Chad Livengood is soft. The MSU scoreboard/Hitler debacle is very fluid and a lot to unpack. Maz may have witnessed the photo of Adolf Hitler himself. Taylor Swift News: She kissed Travis… on the cheek. Swifties are fearful of Jackson Mahomes. Taylor Swift and Brittany Mahomes have a touchdown celebration handshake. Movies: Bill Burr's Old Dads is getting crappy reviews. No Hard Feelings features an awesome nude fight scene with Jennifer Lawrence. Corey Feldman Content: On Howard Stern. In Taiwan. Michael Jackson tribute. Celebrity House Hunting. Corey Feldman = Tiny Tim. An Alaska Airlines pilot attempted to murder the entire plane. A loser named Pedro Argote is on the run after killing a judge because he didn't get his way in a divorce. Emily Blunt is very sorry for a comment 11-years-ago. John Stamos caught Tony Danza plowing his girlfriend Teri Copley. Her version of the story has one major difference. Kate Hudson has an incredible team photo. Britney Watch 2023 Part 1: Britney explains why she signed into the conservatorship. Britney rails against her baby sister. Pink was on 60 Minutes and made some wild claims about drugs. Billie Eilish got a brand-new back tattoo. Bonnie Rotten has horrible tattoos as well. We take a look at failed celebrity clothing lines. Paris Hilton's son has a gigantic head compared to hers and the internet was very mean. Robert Plant sang Stairway to Heaven for the first time in 16 years. Britney Watch 2023 Part 2: We watch Britney's failed audition for The Notebook. Britney has been pulled over AGAIN. New info on the Michigan football sign stealing controversy. No Halloween costumes related to anything SAG-AFTRA. Visit Our Presenting Sponsor Hall Financial – Michigan's highest rated mortgage company If you'd like to help support the show… please consider subscribing to our YouTube Page, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (Drew and Mike Show, Marc Fellhauer, Trudi Daniels, Jim Bentley and BranDon).

Tonight on The Last Word: Police respond to an active shooter at Michigan State University. Also, Trump's legal woes grow with the Georgia election probe report. And Isabel Wilkerson dissects the harsh realities of caste in the United States. Jim Cavanaugh, Chad Livengood, Andrew Weissmann, Gwen Keyes Fleming and Isabel Wilkerson join Lawrence O'Donnell.

The midterms are right around the corner, and both parties are talking all about the economy. What message will win with voters? Natasha Korecki, Jon Ralston, Bente Birkeland and Chad Livengood join Anthony Brooks.