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Monday Feb 21, 2011
Monday Feb 21, 2011
Joe DiSano, co-host of "Two Guys Named Joe," joins MIRS Editor Kyle Melinn in a special Presidents' Day edition. How did Gov. Rick Snyder lose control of his budget message in the days leading to his presentation? DiSano predicts a Wisconsin-type reaction to a specific piece of Snyder's budget. And, is Snyder's $1-a-year salary a gimmick? MIRS also lets listeners hear some audio clips from the Snyder budget press conference.
Monday Feb 14, 2011
Monday Feb 14, 2011
Benton Harbor City Commissioner Dennis Knowles passes around a flier telling his citizens that this is "NO TIME TO GET HIGH OR DRUNK, IT'S TIME TO TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS FOR OUR LIVES OR YOU CAN DIE" if Rep. Al Pscholka's bill reforming the state's emergency financial manager law is put into effect. MIRS talks to the Stevensville Republican about these "scare tactics." Also, listen to Lt. Gov. Brian Calley's "atomic bomb" comment. Will the Legislature go along with a flattened, rolled-up budget? MIRS Editor Kyle Melinn, Publisher John Reurink and Senior Analyst Jack Spencer debate the question.
Monday Feb 07, 2011
Monday Feb 07, 2011
Former House Speaker Craig DeRoche talks exclusively to MIRS about the specifics behind his two arrests last year and what happened from his vantage point. Also, will Gov. Rick Snyder give individual budget presentations to each legislative subcommittee? He's thinking about it. The MIRS team talks about it. Also, Publisher John Reurink, Editor Kyle Melinn and Senior Analyst Jack Spencer debate Saul Anuzis' chances of winning the U.S. Senate.
Monday Jan 31, 2011
Monday Jan 31, 2011
New Michigan Republican Party Chair Bobby Schostak speaks to reporters after his election Saturday morning in Grand Rapids. MIRS Publisher John T. Reurink talks about the one potential U.S. Senate candidate actively making the rounds at the convention. MIRS Editor Kyle Melinn dives into Gov. Rick Snyder's new "Citizen's guide to Michigan Financial Health" and MIRS analysts' Susan Demas and Jack Spencer debate the impact of awarding live-in partners benefits as it relates to the overall plight of state employees.
Monday Jan 24, 2011
Monday Jan 24, 2011
Former Gov. Jennifer Granholm and her family are moving to California, according to an e-mail sent by former First Gentleman Dan Mulhern. MIRS Editor Kyle Melinn and senior analyst Susan Demas discuss the possibility that the former chief executive is headed for regular gig on the cable news networks. Andrew Shirvell and revenue sharing are also discussed. Democratic Party Chair Mark Brewer agrees with Snyder, State Superintendent Mike Flanagan talks about his future with the Snyder administration and Lansing says goodbye to Jason Mankey.
Monday Jan 17, 2011
Monday Jan 17, 2011
What will Gov. Rick Snyder talk about in his State of the State address Wednesday? MIRS Publisher John Reurink and analyst Jack Spencer debate whether the Republicans can finish work on a new business tax before completion of the 2012 budget and MIRS Editor Kyle Melinn spots a messaging inconsistency in the House Republicans' proposed repeal of the Earned Income Tax Credit. House Judiciary Committee Chair John Walsh talks sentencing guidelines, medical marijuana and term limits.
Monday Jan 10, 2011
Monday Jan 10, 2011
This week, House Appropriations Committee Chair Chuck Moss talks about cutting the budget, privatizing universities and using School Aid money to fund community colleges. Chief Justice Robert Young talks about overturning precedent. MIRS team of Susan Demas, John Reurink and Kyle Melinn talk about new Supreme Court Justice Brian Zahra. Jerry Crandall, MIRS correspondent and former Lottery Commissioner under Gov. John Enger, gives his analysis of Gov. Rick Snyder's appointments.
Monday Jan 03, 2011
Monday Jan 03, 2011
MIRS editor Kyle Melinn reports on the inaugural and the cocktail party that followed. Analyst Jack Spencer remembers the late Rep. Kate Ebli. Also, clips of the inaugural speeches from Gov. Rick Snyder, Lt. Gov. Brian Calley, Secretary of State Ruth Johnson and Attorney General Bill Schuette.
Monday Dec 27, 2010
Monday Dec 27, 2010
Gov. Jennifer Granholm said today she doesn't think former Republican Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin is qualified to be president based on her decision to voluntarily leave her elected post after only two years and a half years in office. Hear the Governor's opinion on this subject, lobbyists' power in Lansing, her belief in a part-time Legislature and other issues in one of her final interviews as Governor. MIRS Editor Kyle Melinn hosts the program.
Monday Dec 20, 2010
Monday Dec 20, 2010
This week's MIRS Monday podcast hosted by MIRS Publisher John Reurink features an interview with incoming Senate Minority Leader Gretchen Whitmer. Panel discussions include Senate GOP lame-duck tensions, Gov. Jennifer Granholm's year-end media tour and the new Senate committee structure and leadership. Topics also touch on the Capital Outlay dispute and why the lame duck session part two has been dubbed the "dead moose" session. Panelists include MIRS' staff members Susan Demas and Jack Spencer.