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Monday Jun 24, 2013
Monday Jun 24, 2013
In the post-Medicaid expansion non-vote edition of the MIRS Monday podcast, Rep. Mike Shirkey asks the Senate, "Are they really interested in driving to a solution?" House Minority Leader Tim Greimel says "the Tea Party is running our state." Also, the MIRS team compares the House's action and Senate inaction on Medicaid expansion to "trust falls."
Thursday Jun 20, 2013
Thursday Jun 20, 2013
Gov. Rick Snyder held a press conference in his Capitol office at 4:15 p.m. after he was made aware the majority Senate Republicans were not going to take a vote on Medicaid expansion. Snyder urges the Senate to "Take a vote, not a vacation."
Monday Jun 17, 2013
Monday Jun 17, 2013
Three state senators get primary election threats from the political right with specific challengers only a few days before an expected Senate vote on a Medicaid expansion. How will this impact the vote? The Democrats also now have their first Attorney General candidates. Also, Rep. Frank Foster (R-Pellston) talks about his "yes" vote on Medicaid expansion, his support of expanding the Elliott Larsen Civil Rights Act to include gays and lesbians and his vision on how Republicans keep control of the House after the 2014 election.
Monday Jun 10, 2013
Monday Jun 10, 2013
Senate Education Committee Chair Phil Pavlov (R-St. Clair) talks about why legislation that allows the state to dissolve financially struggling school districts is necessary. Rep. Stacy Erwin Oakes (D-Saginaw) talks about why she wants lawmakers to slow down debate on the subject. Also, when will a road funding package emerge from the Legislature? Why are lawmakers putting more money into Capitol security and why is perception over Medicaid expansion/reform vital to its passage?
Monday Jun 03, 2013
Monday Jun 03, 2013
Gov. Rick Snyder talks to MIRS from Mackinac Island after a busy week. What relentlessly positive spin does he put on the legislative inaction on his two largest budget priorities -- Medicaid expansion and the transportation funding debate? Listen to find out. Also, MIRS Publisher John Reurink recaps the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce conference and the Council of Great Lakes Governors gathering. The MIRS team gives its take on Terri Lynn Land sticking her feet in the U.S. Senate race.
Friday May 24, 2013
Friday May 24, 2013
Listen to a special interview with House Minority Floor Leader-elect David Rutledge, as well as commentary on Gov. Rick Snyder's "New Energy to Reinvent and Diversify (NERD)" fund, the Detroit mayoral race, the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce conference and editor Kyle Melinn's short rant on Amish cookies.
Monday May 20, 2013
Monday May 20, 2013
How critical is it for the Michigan Republican Party to get a U.S. Senate candidate campaign off the ground? MIRS debates the subject before discussing the subject with AT&T President Jim Murray, who is considering a bid. What does he feel a winning Republican candidate needs to avoid?
Monday May 13, 2013
Monday May 13, 2013
Joan Fabiano from Tea Party group "Grassroots in Michigan" gives her opinion on the House Republicans' Medicaid reform plan and whether she will support Gov. Rick Snyder's presumed re-election bid. Also, attorney Butch Hollowell is representing the Detroit branch of the NAACP. Listen to why he believes a new federal suit has a good chance of knocking down the new emergency manager law.
Monday May 06, 2013
Monday May 06, 2013
L. Brooks Patterson apologized to the Jewish community for his Hitler comparison on Off The Record, but should Patterson also apologize to House Speaker Jase Bolger and Rep. Pete Lund? Tom Shields, spokesman for Michigan No-Fault Reform, gives his opinion and the chances no-fault reform passes before lawmakers break for summer. Also, the MIRS team expresses serious doubt that U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Howell) will run for the U.S. Senate. Finally, the future of Medicaid reform in the Senate is debated.
Monday Apr 29, 2013
Monday Apr 29, 2013
Sen. Bert Johnson (D-Detroit) talks about his desire to be in Congress, Republican school reform efforts and Rep. John Olumba (D-Detroit). Former Lottery Commissioner Jerry Crandall said if lawmakers don't like the agency selling games online, they should privatize it. House Minority Leader Tim Greimel keep poking House Speaker Jase Bolger, lawmakers' attendance in committees and "secret" meetings are also talked about in today's edition.