Episodes
Monday Jul 10, 2023
MIRS Monday, July 10, 2023
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Reporters Joey Cappelletti with AP and Colin Jackson with the Michigan Public Radio Network discuss what stories are brewing while the Legislature is on summer recess. How does Michigan become more attractive to young people? And what policy proposals could define the final months of 2023?
Donald Roach with the SMART union for rail workers contemplates if Michigan missed the train for high speed rail, as well as the unclear future for disputed rail safety legislation.
Finally, critics say the more than $2.8 billion LEO budget is a plate full of pork. Senator Mary Cavanagh says it is full of historic investment into Michigan's underserved and overlooked communities.
Sunday Jul 02, 2023
MIRS Monday, July 3, 2023
Sunday Jul 02, 2023
Sunday Jul 02, 2023
Monday Jun 26, 2023
MIRS Monday, June 26, 2023
Monday Jun 26, 2023
Monday Jun 26, 2023
Monday Jun 19, 2023
MIRS Monday, June 19, 2023
Monday Jun 19, 2023
Monday Jun 19, 2023
Monday Jun 12, 2023
MIRS Monday, June 12, 2023
Monday Jun 12, 2023
Monday Jun 12, 2023
Monday Jun 05, 2023
MIRS MONDAY, June 5, 2023
Monday Jun 05, 2023
Monday Jun 05, 2023
Mark Grebner of Practical Political Consultants talks about the struggles Republicans will have winning the US Senate race in Michigan in 2024, Perry Johnson, John Tuttle, and more.
Representative Graham Filler talks about how productivity credits, second chance legislation, and criminal justice reform proposals are a step too far.
And, the food stamp fraud ring Attorney General Dana Nessel flagged last week is only the tip of the iceberg, according to Haywood Talcove of LexisNexis. Learn how the theft of Federal benefits to states like Michigan is fueling organized crime rings in Russia and other countries.
Monday May 29, 2023
MIRS Monday, May 29, 2023
Monday May 29, 2023
Monday May 29, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
MIRS Monday, May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
If Republicans don't agree to give the Democrats' early presidential primary immediate effect, the legislature would need to adjourn by Sept. 1 in order to make the mechanics work for an election, says Peter Ruddell of the Honigman law firm. Ruddell and the Baldy Bipartisan crew of Adrian Hemond of Grassroots Midwest and John Sellek with Harbor Strategic talk about the legal and political challenges associated with this.
Monday May 15, 2023
MIRS Monday, May 15, 2023
Monday May 15, 2023
Monday May 15, 2023
Michigan House Appropriations Committee Chair Angela Witwer says the state needs more spending on direct economic incentives, not less. She breaks down why along with the significant spending priorities for House Democrats in their passed 2024 budget.
Should Michigan return to fusion voting? Former Republican Congressman Dave Trott says the “common sense” party could temper political extremism by endorsing moderate candidates.
And a former Republican gubernatorial candidate has already announced his candidacy in Michigan’s 3rd Congressional district. Financial consultant Michael Markey talks about what he learned in 2022 and what he thinks about the Bud Lite controversy.
Monday May 08, 2023
MIRS Monday, May 8, 2023
Monday May 08, 2023
Monday May 08, 2023
A former official within what is now the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services concedes that it shouldn't have taken three years for the Detroit News to get copies of COVID-era nursing home complaints.