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Monday Feb 09, 2015
Monday Feb 09, 2015
Should the state police officers be equipped with video cameras? Should the Legislature and the governor be subject to FOIA? Should all public teachers be moved to a 401(k) retirement plan? MIRS Editor Kyle Melinn spoke with the legislative quadrant Friday as part of a Michigan Press Association conference panel. Hear what the state leaders had to say about these issues and more.
Also, MIRS gives its initial takes on Rep. Gretchen Driskell running for Congress and the committee in support of the ballot proposal going the "safe" route to victory.
Monday Feb 02, 2015
Monday Feb 02, 2015
Former congressional candidate Paul Mitchell vows to put money into defeating the road funding ballot proposal. Why? And how much? Mitchell addresses those questions and more. Also, MIRS explores why Proposal 1 isn't a dead duck, yet. What percentage chance does Editor Kyle Melinn give it today?
Also, Rep. Harvey Santana explains why he accepted the job a large number of his House Democratic colleagues pledged not to take -- Minority Vice Chair on the House Appropriations Committee.
Monday Jan 26, 2015
Monday Jan 26, 2015
The Michigan Republican Party (MRP) could come out against the same ballot proposal its Governor, Rick Snyder, is actively supporting, MRP chair candidate Norm Hughes says. Hughes also talks about whether he supports Republican National Committeeman Dave Agema and if he voted for Snyder in the last election.
Also, does MRP chair candidate Ronna Romney McDaniel need to talk to the media before the MRP convention? And how is it that Michigan Democratic Party (MDP) Chair Lon Johnson has his re-election bid in the bag?
Monday Jan 19, 2015
Monday Jan 19, 2015
What does Rep. Brian Banks, the head of the legislative Detroit caucus, hope Gov. Rick Snyder says during his State of the State address? Does he believe it's time for the state to get out of the Detroit Public Schools? And what should we be doing on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day?
Also, the MIRS team discusses how bipartisanship in the House appears to have lasted one day and if it's time for the state to push the panic button on lower state revenue estimates.
Sunday Jan 11, 2015
Sunday Jan 11, 2015
It's no secret Reps. Cindy Gamrat, Gary Glenn and Todd Courser came into office with Tea Party appeal, but that doesn't mean they are lockstep on every issue. At the Jan. 10 Michigan Statewide Grassroots Powwow in Mt. Pleasant, the three showed that on issues of marijuana and whether government should be involved in marriage, there are significant differences of opinion. Listen to the three's take on various issues during the legislative forum moderated by MIRS editor Kyle Melinn.
Monday Jan 05, 2015
Monday Jan 05, 2015
Who are the House freshmen to watch in the 2015-16 term? MIRS has talked to nearly all of them and runs down a few most likely to make an immediate impact in the new session. Also, will this House and Senate really be more conservative than the 2013-14 session?
Gov. Rick Snyder talks about why he has not been as successful in moving his government transparency and reform initiatives from his 2010 white papers as other policy items. Find out which measure he does plan to push in 2015. And, finally, why have members of the Governor's administration called the Governor "nuts?" This and more in the first edition of MIRS Monday in 2015.
Monday Dec 29, 2014
Monday Dec 29, 2014
Tune in as the staff of MIRS announces their 2014 Democrat of the Year.
Monday Dec 22, 2014
Monday Dec 22, 2014
Who did MIRS name as its Senator and House Member of the Year for 2014? In Part 1 of MIRS Monday' Best of 2014 series, Emily Lawler of MLive returns to assist in nominating five House members and five Senators who made a mark in terms of effectiveness, level of activity and impact.
Monday Dec 15, 2014
Monday Dec 15, 2014
Ari Adler, the press secretary for House Speaker Jase Bolger, has worked in public relations since at least 1997, but he concedes in a one-on-one interview with MIRS editor Kyle Melinn today his most recent post is the most difficult job he's ever had. Right to Work protests, emergency manager protests, the Roy Schmidt scandal and "Vaginagate." Adler looks back at these challenges, particularly in a quickly changing news environment, where social media and the drive to have news first adds new challenges to communications professionals.
Monday Dec 08, 2014
Monday Dec 08, 2014
What will the final road funding package look like? What will happen with the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) during the lame duck session? How about the 4 a.m. bar closing time bill? The MIRS team gives its different predictions.