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Hi, everybody. Welcome to Shift, a podcast about mobility. I'm Pete Bigelow, your host and reporter at the automotive news.

Joining me on the podcast today is Mobility Strategist Salika Josiah Talbot and Michigan Chief Mobility Officer Justine Johnson.

We're going to be doing a book and episode of sorts on the election preview that we did a few short weeks ago. Now that we have some

firm answers on the direction transportation policy is heading, we're going to talk about where it's

heading and the role states may play in setting

their own directions. But first today, we have a look at this week's headlines. And for that,

I'm joined by my automotive news colleague Molly Boygan. Molly, how are you today?

I'm doing well, thanks, Pete. How are you? I'm doing pretty good on a frigid day here in southeast Michigan.

The winter is finally here after a very mild and warm summer.

So it's cold.

Things feel back to normal in that sense.

How about you?

Same here.

It's cooled off quite a bit.

So I'm headed to Detroit and I'm nervous about the colds.

But I'll also, you know, I'm a hard, I'm a hardened

New Yorker, so it won't be too bad.

Well, famous last words, of course, but it worked out well for you.

I wanted to ask you about a story that you have written that's publishing Monday, December 8th,

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