MIRS Monday, July 24, 2023

State Budget Officer Chris Harkins is asked about how transparent this year's budget-making process was.  The next Fiscal Year budget takes over $6 billion in surplus revenue off Michigan's balance sheet, but Harkins says residents should not be worried by this. 

Charlie Tyson, the technology activation director for the Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification, forecasts a future where unmanned delivery drones fly beyond the visual line of sight, and where companies might someday flock to Michigan to develop flying taxis. 

And actor Hill Harper is an official Democratic contender for the U.S. Senate. Sam Robinson of Axios in Detroit and past 'Reproductive Freedom For All' spokesperson Darci McConnell discuss what they're seeing in the early days of the Elissa Slotkin vs Harper Democratic rivalry.