Episodes

Monday Jun 07, 2021
MIRS Monday, June 7, 2021
Monday Jun 07, 2021
Monday Jun 07, 2021
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson could face political consequences if drivers are stuck illegally driving new cars without plates for months at a time because they can't get into a branch office for a title transfer. MIRS kicks around this topic and the politics of accepting the results with the old Friday Morning podcast duo of Bill Ballenger and Dennis Denno.
Also, 2020-21 Michigan Teacher of the Year Owen Bondono talks about his journey in educating students and the wider community about transgender acceptance.

Monday May 31, 2021
MIRS Monday, May 31, 2021
Monday May 31, 2021
Monday May 31, 2021
Sen. Tom Barrett (R-Charlotte) is asked if there's a public health benefit to revealing if a person has had the COVID vaccine. Sen. Adam Hollier (D-Detroit) is asked if the destructive protests in Portland is hurting the Black Lives Matter movement, among other subjects. The MIRS biennial survey, voting reforms, the state of the military also discussed.

Monday May 24, 2021
MIRS Monday, May 24, 2021
Monday May 24, 2021
Monday May 24, 2021
Say hello to the new spokesperson for the Michigan Democratic Party, Rodericka Applewhaite. Hear how she handles questions about the impact of the Governor sitting at an over-capacity table at the Landshark, the Republican gubernatorial field and more.
Norm Hess, executive directive director of the Michigan Association for Local Public Health, talks about the impact of the 43% of those who aren't getting vaccinated, and Sen. Curtis Hertel (D-East Lansing) talks about his decision not to wear a mask anymore in the Capitol, among other topics.

Monday May 17, 2021
MIRS Monday, May 17, 2021
Monday May 17, 2021
Monday May 17, 2021
Jason Roe, executive director of the Michigan Republican Party, talks about the Whitmer plane trip, shifting grassroots attention away from Trump's 2020 loss and more. Simon Schuster of the Michigan Campaign Finance Network, addresses the Governor's use of the a 501(c)4 to cover the costs of flight. And Connie Johnson from Michigan Vaccine for Choice addresses the difference between her group and the term "anti-Vaxxer" and if she believes the COVID vaccines are working to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.

Monday May 10, 2021
MIRS Monday, May 10, 2021
Monday May 10, 2021
Monday May 10, 2021
Former Gov. Jim Blanchard, Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel and John Truscott, CEO of Truscott Rossman opine on outgoing Detroit Police James Craig and his expected run for governor, the secrecy behind Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's air travel two months ago, vaccinations, federal voting reforms and more.

Monday May 03, 2021
MIRS Monday, May 3, 2021
Monday May 03, 2021
Monday May 03, 2021
House Appropriations Chair Thomas Albert and Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit sit down with the MIRS team in separate interviews.
Also, the Grassroots Midwest duo of Adrian Hemond and Scott Bean in this week's episode talks about possible redistricting outcomes.

Monday Apr 26, 2021
MIRS Monday, April 26, 2021
Monday Apr 26, 2021
Monday Apr 26, 2021
What, if anything, should be done with Rep. Jewell Jones (D-Inkster) after recently released video shows him wrestling with police? Rep. Tyrone Carter (D-Detroit) gives his perspective after 25 years in law enforcement. Also, journalist Vickie Thomas gives her perspectives on this and other issues as she wraps up 30 years with WWJ this week.
Also, did Gov. Gretchen Whitmer lie to MIRS Monday two weeks ago? We'll tackle this and other questions in this week's edition.

Monday Apr 19, 2021
MIRS Monday, April 19, 2021
Monday Apr 19, 2021
Monday Apr 19, 2021
Could congressional and legislative redistricting maps take until early 2022 to complete? Independent Redistricting Commissioner Steve Lett addresses this, potential lawsuits, the criteria they'll use to redraw maps and more. Hear why Steve Kiefer, president of General Motors International and the Kiefer Foundation, sees 2021 as the year the legislature passes a no-handling-a-cell-phone-while-driving law.
Mario Morrow from Mario Morrow & Associates joins the MIRS panel to talk U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib and Virg Bernero more.

Monday Apr 12, 2021
MIRS Monday, April 12, 2021
Monday Apr 12, 2021
Monday Apr 12, 2021
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses COVID-19, the Republicans' voting reform package, her COO vacationing in Florida, Justice Richard Bernstein in the Middle East and other topics.
University of Michigan Regent Jordan Acker explains why being chair of the Michigan Republican Party and being a U of M regent are not compatible titles for the same person, Wolverine football games in the Big House and other topics.
And Michigan Rising Action Executive Director Tori Sachs joins the MIRS team to talk about where Michigan is with the COVID pandemic and how the independent Redistricting Commission is choosing to spend its time.

Monday Apr 05, 2021
MIRS Monday, April 5, 2021
Monday Apr 05, 2021
Monday Apr 05, 2021
Sen. Aric Nesbitt (R-Lawton) talks elections, appointments and COVID restrictions. Jason Smith with the Michigan Center for Youth Justice talks about the nearly one-year anniversary of the death of Cornelius Frederick and what improvements have been made in the juvenile justice system.
Also, Kathy Hoffman sits in the with the MIRS team to talk John James' political future, Michigan Republican Party Ron Weiser and the possibility of schools going remote after Spring Break.