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Here's Episode 121 of Michigan's Premier Progressive Podcast!

00:00-15:15: Democrats Attacking Their Side

Pat Johnston shares big news regarding the Michigan State Supreme Court as Democrats will soon increase their majority. Pat gives an update on how MAGA Michigan Republicans are close to gutting the wages of thousands of service workers in the state. But some Democrats in Lansing are helping MAGA get these bills across the finish line. Then, Pat has words for certain state Democrats who decided to show more fight in attacking progressives than MAGA this week.

15:16-42:44: Erica Payne-Patriotic Millionaires Interview

Erica Payne--Founder and CEO of Patriotic Millionaires--joins the show to talk about the major mistake some Michigan Democrats are making by helping MAGA water-down minimum wage and paid sick leave laws. Payne mentions the disappointment in Democratic Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks' decision to cave to restaurant corporate lobbyists. And she has some harsh words for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on this issue. Check-out her book, Tax the Rich: How Lies, Loopholes and Lobbyists Make the Rich Even Richer. 

42:45-47:31: Last Call: Dem Leadership Failure

The "Last Call" focuses on the inability, and the incompetence, of the Democratic Party leadership in Washington D.C., and in the state. Do we need a tea party-like movement to remove these leaders?

47:32-49:56--Ending

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NOTES:

"Michigan Senate passes compromise legislation on tipped wages." By Anna Liz Nichols of Michigan Advance

"Michigan House passes minimum wage bill." By Collin Jackson of Michigan Public Radio

"Bill to preserve lower tipped minimum wage in Michigan passes state House." By Clara Hendrickson of The Detroit Free Press

"Michigan Senate passes bill watering down court-ordered changes to tipped minimum wage." By Clara Hendrickson of The Detroit Free Press