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Monday Mar 18, 2013
Monday Mar 18, 2013
The House's new independent member, Rep. John Olumba (I-Detroit) suggests that the new Detroit emergency financial manager be paid $1 million a year. Find out why in a candid conversation with the House's new independent. Also, the MIRS team talks about Detroit Emergency Financial Manager Kevyn Orr's lien fumble, former Congressman Bart Stupak as a gubernatorial candidate, state superintendent Mike Flanagan as a U.S. Senate candidate and more.
Monday Mar 11, 2013
Monday Mar 11, 2013
How much better does a Republican U.S. Senate candidate do in gubernatorial years compared to presidential years? MIRS Publisher John Reurink goes through the numbers and the answer may surprise you. Also, U.S. Rep. Gary Peters talks about his interest in the U.S. Senate post. How much money would he have to raise to run for the U.S. Senate? Peters answers this question among many others.
Monday Mar 04, 2013
Monday Mar 04, 2013
Would a true conservative have voted for the health exchange? Is Gov. Rick Snyder becoming a Right To Work apologist? We hear from Americans for Prosperity Michigan President Scott Hagerstrom. Also, Rep. Mike McCready talks about his bill regarding sinking funds. That and more on this week's podcast.
Monday Feb 25, 2013
Monday Feb 25, 2013
What three things could have given the Michigan Republican Party chair race to challenger Todd Courser? Will the Michigan Democratic Party (MDP) move its headquarters to Detroit? Who was visible at the MDP convention in Detroit? Who was not? Also Detroit mayoral candidate Lisa Howze talks about the prospect of an emergency financial manager in Detroit. Rep. Jim Townsend talks about where the Democrats can go for road revenue and former Obama Press Secretary Robert Gibbs talks sequestration, Republican primaries and his role as a MSNBC analyst.
Monday Feb 18, 2013
Monday Feb 18, 2013
MDOT Director Kirk Steudle lays out the options for coming up with $1.2 billion in road funding. What happens if the Legislature uses all of the current six-cent sales tax on gasoline for transportation? Can GPS systems be used to track driver mileage? Also, the MIRS' staff celebrates Presidents Day with a 10-question trivia challenge. How many can you get right? (Note: The Steudle audio is low, listeners will need to turn up their volume for his segment.)
Monday Feb 11, 2013
Monday Feb 11, 2013
Is the UAW's endorsement hurting Lon Johnson's bid for the Michigan Democratic Party chair position? Is the Legislature moving away from Algebra 2? And House Speaker Jase Bolger avoids a new round of "Vaginagate." Also, Laura Appel from the Michigan Health and Hospital Association talks Medicaid expansion and reforms to the state's no-fault system.
Wednesday Feb 06, 2013
Wednesday Feb 06, 2013
Gov. Rick Snyder today "crashed" a press conference sponsored by health organizations in support of expanding Medicaid eligibility to an estimated 450,000 low income individuals. Listen to this event at Sparrow Hospital in its entirety.
Wednesday Feb 06, 2013
Wednesday Feb 06, 2013
Today at 1 p.m., Michigan Democratic Party chair candidate Lon Johnson held a conference call with reporters to talk about his qualifications for the job and what he would do if elected by delegates at the party's Feb. 23 convention. Listen to the call in its entirety.
Monday Feb 04, 2013
Monday Feb 04, 2013
What are some things Rep. Tom McMillin (R-Rochester Hills) is planning to tackle with the House Oversight Committee this year? Also, the MIRS crew checks in on who may get into the 2014 gubernatorial race now that Senate Minority Leader Gretchen Whitmer (D-East Lansing) is out, and whether or not longtime Michigan Democratic Party Chairman Mark Brewer will keep his job.
Monday Jan 28, 2013
Monday Jan 28, 2013
When did House Speaker Jase Bolger (R-Marshall) know the Legislature was going to move forward with Right to Work? How often does he disagree with Gov. Rick Snyder? Both answers may surprise you in this never-before-heard interview with Bolger. Also, the MIRS team talks about Mark Brewer's future with the Michigan Democratic Party, the committee make-up of the House and two things you may not know state government spends money on.