Michigan Policast for Monday, January 17, 2020

  In this episode:

* Cracking down on robocalls

* Money in politics – John James, Aarlan Meekhof, DeVos

* Money in politics – Trump, Bloomberg, Sanders, etc.

* Michigan Democratic primary 2020

* Quick takes

* Interview: Nick Occhipinti, League of Conservation Voters

* Transcript

* @miattygen

* @SenGaryPeters

* @DaveAkerlyOnAir

* @MichiganAdvance

* @MichiganLCV

* @ProgressMich

* @FairandEqualMI

* @MichCurmudgeon

* @christinebarry

 

Jump to:

* Segment one: Cracking down on robocalls

* Segment two: Money in politics – John James, Aarlan Meekhof, DeVos

* Segment three: Money in politics – Trump, Bloomberg, Sanders, etc.

* Segment four: Michigan Democratic primary 2020

* Segment five: Quick takes

* Interview: Interview: Nick Occhipinti, League of Conservation Voters

* Transcript

* Comments

Cracking down on robocalls

* Interest in AG Nessel’s Robocall Crackdown Team Grows

* AG robocall crackdown website

* MI Public Act 227 of 1971 – Home Solicitation Sales

* Robocall complaint form

* Start of tax season 2020 is prime time for scammers

* Efforts expanding to stop robocalls to Michigan residents

* Impeachment, polls, ethics investigations, and AG Nessel’s latest case

* Robocalls target of new Michigan Attorney General effort

* Peters Introduces Bill to Crack Down o...

Michigan Policast for Monday, February 10, 2020

  In this episode:

* Governor Whitmer delivers SOTU response

* Governor Whitmer’s 2021 budget proposal

* Guns and 2A sanctuary cities

* Healthcare for all with Dr. Farhan Bhatti of Care Free Medical, Dental and Vision in Lansing

* Quicktakes

* Interview:  Urban transit with Renard Monczunski of Detroit People’s Platform

* Transcript

* @LeeChatfield

* @GovWhitmer

* @CareFreeMedical

* @GaryPeters

* @DetroitPeoples (Detroit People’s Platform)

* @sjdemas

* @BridgeMichigan

* @MichiganAdvance

* @rmonczunski

* @ddot

 

Jump to:

* Segment one: Governor Whitmer delivers SOTU response

* Segment two:  Governor Whitmer’s 2021 budget proposal

* Segment three:  Guns and 2A sanctuary cities

* Segment four:  Healthcare for all with Dr. Farhan Bhatti of Care Free Medical, Dental and Vision in Lansing

* Segment five:  Quicktakes

* Interview:   Urban transit with Renard Monczunski of Detroit People’s Platform

* Transcript

* Comments

Governor Whitmer delivers SOTU response

* Michigan governor to take national stage to rebut Trump

* Michigan Gov. Whitmer takes aim at Trump’s economy in State of Union reply

* Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s response to Trump State of the Union: Read the full text

* “Shit-Life Syndrome,” Trump Voters, and Clueless Dems (awesome article that we mention in the podcast, but not directly related to SOTU)

Gov. Whitmer had a unique opportunity in the past 2 weeks with the State of the State, a nationally televised address and the budget unveil within 9 days of each other. During those 9 days, she hit the reset button on her governorship. The Gongwer blog: https://t.co/GawzLdyaLT pic.twitter.com/UrpXzkNUO9

— Zach Gorchow (@ZachGorchow) February 7, 2020

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Michigan Policast for Monday, February 3, 2020

  In this episode:

* SotS – Bonds and FTDR

* SotS – K-12, higher ed and debt

* Latest Detroit Chamber poll – Michiganders are center-left

* GM and the Detroit-Hamtramck EV Assembly

* UAW corruption scandal, with John Revitte of MSU

* Quick takes

* Work in Progress: Monica Lewis-Patrick on the Global Water Justice Conference

* Transcript

* @GovWhitmer

* @garlin

* @senmikeshirkey

* @leechatfield

* @jimananich

* @ChrisGreigMI37

* @thinkMITA

* @MichiganDOT

* @WeThePeopleDet

 

Jump to:

* Segment one: SotS – Bonds and FTDR

* Segment two: SotS – K-12, higher ed and debt

* Segment three: Latest Detroit Chamber poll – Michiganders are center-left

* Segment four: GM and the Detroit-Hamtramck EV Assembly

* Segment five: UAW corruption scandal, with John Revitte of MSU

* Segment six: Quick takes

* Segment seven: Work in Progress: Monica Lewis-Patrick on the Global Water Justice Conference

* Transcript

* Comments

SotS – Bonds and FTDR

* Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s 2020 State of the State: Read the prepared address

* Whitmer announces $3.5-billion road bonding plan in State of the State

* Republicans bash Whitmer’s new road funding plan as short-term fix to long-term problem

* State Transportation Commission endorses Whitmer Rebuilding Michigan plan

* Michigan tax system and budget poster (pdf)

* Here’s how to solve one of Michigan’s biggest road funding puzzles

* GOP leaders: Whitmer’s road bonding plan is ‘hypocritical’

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Michigan Policast for Monday, January 27, 2019

  In this episode:

* More trouble for Senator Peter Lucido

* Responding to criticism on Christine’s misogyny comments

* Reining in the Lansing lobbyists, with guest Sam Inglot of Progress Michigan

* Michigan primary polling and Bloomberg in Michigan, with guest Tim O’Brien, Senior Advisor to Bloomberg campaign

* Gov Whitmer to deliver Democratic response to State of the Union

* Quick takes

* Work in Progress: Energy democracy with Shimekia Nichols, Deputy Director of Soulardarity

* Transcript

* @Soulardarity

* @saminglot

* @ProgressMich

* @Bill_Ballenger

* @timobrien

* @Mike2020

* @ChristineBarry

* @MichCurmudgeon

* @CrainsDetroit

* @ChadLivengood

 

Jump to:

* Segment one: More trouble for Senator Peter Lucido

* Segment two: Responding to criticism on Christine’s misogyny comments

* Segment three: Reining in the Lansing lobbyists, with guest Sam Inglot of Progress Michigan

* Segment four: Michigan primary polling and Bloomberg in Michigan, with guest Tim O’Brien, Senior Advisor to Bloomberg campaign

* Segment five: Gov Whitmer to deliver Democratic response to State of the Union

* Segment six: Quick takes

* Work in Progress: Energy democracy with Shimekia Nichols, Deputy Director of Soulardarity

* Transcript

* Comments

Opening audio: Adam Schiff

More trouble for Senator Peter Lucido

* Michigan senator files sexual harassment charge against Sen. Peter Lucido

* Senator accuses Lucido of harassment as #MeToo reckoning hits Michigan Capitol

* McMorrow says she had to file sexual harassment complaint against Lucido, even though it could end her career

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Michigan Policast for Monday, January 20, 2020

Featured image:  John James with Lev Parnas, Rudy Giuliani.  ~Source

  In this episode:

* Sexism in politics – Lucido (*cough*PIG*cough), Warren & Sanders

* Mike Bloomberg does well in Michigan

* Gov Whitmer approval rating + Snyder’s rating in his first year

* FDA drug approvals faster, but are they safer?

* Nessel’s hugh PFAS lawsuit: is PFAS the new tobacco?

* Quick takes

* Interview:  Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack

* Transcript

* @progressmich

* @BridgetMaryMc

* @garlin

* @PeterLucido

* @donahual

* @emilyjanelawler

* @michpoligal

* @sjdemas

* @MichiganAdvance

 

Jump to:

* Segment one: Sexism in politics – Lucido (*cough*PIG*cough), Warren & Sanders

* Segment two: Mike Bloomberg does well in Michigan

* Segment three: Gov Whitmer approval rating + Snyder’s rating in his first year

* Segment four: FDA drug approvals faster, but are they safer?

* Segment five: Nessel’s huge PFAS lawsuit: is PFAS the new tobacco?

* Segment six: Quick takes

* Interview: Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack

* Transcript

* Comments

Sexism in politics – Lucido (*cough*PIG*cough), Warren & Sanders

* I tried to interview Sen. Peter Lucido. He told me a group of schoolboys ‘could have a lot of fun’ with me.

* Susan J. Demas: Time for male journalists to step up and call out sexism in politics

* Michigan lawmaker apologizes for telling reporter boys could ‘have a lot of fun with her’

* Michigan legislative leaders open investigation into senator after comme...

Michigan Policast for Monday, January 13, 2020

  In this episode:

* Updates on 2020

* Elissa Slotkin, Iran, War Powers Resolution

* Climate crisis, Clean Future Act v Green New Deal

* Cellphones in Michigan courts

* Interview: Mel Larsen on the petition drive to expand the Elliott Larsen Civil Rights Act

* Terrorist talk from MI Facebook Group

* A decade of Elliott-Larsen in tweets

* Thank you

* Transcript

* @ElissaSlotkin (personal)

* @RepSlotkin (official)

* @HaleyLive (personal)

* @RepHaleyStevens(official)

* @RealClearNews

* @GaryPeters

* @Hour_Detroit

* @ProgressMich

* @FairandEqualMI

* @MetroTimes

* @FairandEqualMI

 

Jump to:

* Segment one: Updates on 2020

* Segment two: Elissa Slotkin, Iran, War Powers Resolution

* Segment three: Climate crisis, Clean Future Act v Green New Deal

* Segment four: Cellphones in Michigan courts

* Interview: Interview: Mel Larsen on the petition drive to expand the Elliott Larsen Civil Rights Act

* Segment five: Terrorist talk from MI Facebook Group

* Segment six: A decade of Elliott-Larsen in tweets

* Segment seven: Thank you

* Transcript

* Comments

Updates on 2020

* Poll: Biden, Bloomberg hold largest leads against Trump in Michigan

* RealClearPolitics latest polls

* Poll: Michigan majority still rejects Trump impeachment

* Poll: Peters holds small lead over James in Michigan Senate race

* Updated: Peters raises $2.5M in 4Q,

Michigan Policast for Monday, January 6, 2020

  In this episode:

* Larry Inman recall efforts still going

* Gov Whitmer’s first year job performance

* War on women: GOP goes after reproductive health

* Updates on Citizens Redistricting Commission, NRAV, and Michigan demographics

* Under-covered stories in 2019 and predictions for 2020

* Interview: Riley Beggin of Bridge Magazine

* Podcast recommendations

* Transcript

* @GovWhitmer

* @NolanFinleyDN

* @paulegan4

* @MichSOS

* @rbeggin

* @MIAttyGen

 

Jump to:

* Segment one: Larry Inman recall efforts still going

* Segment two: Gov Whitmer’s first year job performance

* Segment three: War on women: GOP goes after reproductive health

* Segment four: Updates on Citizens Redistricting Commission, NRAV, and Michigan demographics

* Segment five: Under-covered stories in 2019 and predictions for 2020

* Interview: Riley Beggin of Bridge Magazine

* Segment six: Podcast recommendations

* Transcript

* Comments

Larry Inman recall efforts still going

* Michigan Supreme Court keeps Inman recall push alive

* Michigan Supreme Court revives Inman recall effort

* Inman recall signatures clear court hurdle, still face numbers challenge

* Recall Inman official site

Gov Whitmer’s first year job performance

* Finley: Whitmer flunks her freshman year

* When it comes to judging Whitmer’s performance as governor, 2020 will be key

In the most recent poll, conducted in August, 46% of respondents said they had a favorable impression of Whitmer, while 27% said they had an unfavorable impression, and the rest did not know or would not say. On Whitmer’s job performance, 43% gave her a positive rating and 45% gave her a negative rating.

Michigan Policast for Monday, December 23, 2019

  In this episode:

* Trump impeached

* What’s next for FTDR?

* AG Dana Nessel sues opioid distributors

* Quick takes – clean energy, anti-Peters ad pulled, fake focus group, adopt & amend, deer baiting

* Transcript

* @GovWhitmer

* @CurtisHertelJr

* @CraigDMauger

* @MichSoS

* @murphymike

* @LtGovGilchrist

* @MIAttyGen

 

Jump to:

* Trump impeached

* What’s next for FTDR?

* AG Dana Nessel sues opioid distributors

* Quick takes – clean energy, anti-Peters ad pulled, fake focus group, adopt & amend, deer baiting

* Transcript

* Comments

Trump impeached

* Is America entitled to a Trump impeachment trial?

* Trump impeachment: A very simple guide

* The 2 articles of impeachment against President Trump explained

* Americans locked in partisan stalemate on removing Trump from office, Post-ABC poll finds

* Andrew Yang was the only Democratic debate candidate to answer the impeachment question honestly

* Donald Trump takes shot at U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, her husband John Dingell at rally

* On day he’s impeached, President Trump implies John Dingell may be in hell

* Trump critics launch super PAC to help reelect Congressman Justin Amash
...

Michigan Policast for Monday, December 16, 2019

  In this episode:

* Empty charter schools, racism at Paw Paw Schools

* Changes to Title IX

* Michigan budget deal

* Sinclair Broadcasting changes business model, drops political analysts

* Governor Whitmer for Vice President?

* Larry Inman gets a mistrial

* Haley Stevens and Elissa Slotkin on Trump’s Impeachment

* Transcript

* @GovWhitmer

* @SenMikeShirkey

* @LeeChatfield

* @RepHaleyStevens

* @RepSlotkin

* @PodemsUp

* @LeftOfLansing

 

Jump to:

* Empty charter schools, racism at Paw Paw Schools

* Changes to Title IX

* Michigan budget deal

* Sinclair Broadcasting changes business model, drops political analysts

* Governor Whitmer for Vice President?

* Larry Inman gets a mistrial

* Haley Stevens and Elissa Slotkin on Trump’s Impeachment

* Transcript

* Comments

Empty charter schools, racism at Paw Paw Schools

* Report: Federal government wasted millions of dollars on charter schools that never opened

* Report: Charter Fraud And Waste Worse Than We Thought

* Things didn’t go well when Betsy DeVos was confronted with her department’s charter school fraud

* Report: Asleep at the Wheel: How the Federal Charter Schools Program Recklessly Takes Taxpayers and Students for a Ride

* Report: Still Asleep at the Wheel: How the Federal Charter School Program Results in a Pileup of Fraud and Waste

* Michigan spends $1B on charter schools but fails to hold them accountable (an older article from 2014)

Of the more than 250 schools receiving grant money, at least 109, 42 percent, either never opened or closed. The amount of money wasted on these defunct charters totals $20,272,078. Despite this enormous waste, Burris and Ravitch note with alarm, DeVos’ department in 2018 gave Michigan yet another grant of $47,222,222 to start up or expand even more charters.

Michigan Policast for Monday, December 9, 2019

  In this episode:

* Medicaid and work requirements

* Trump and SNAP

* Senator Curtis Hertel Jr with the latest on the budget

* Walberg, Upton, Amash congressional races

* State Representative Larry Inman’s wacky trial

* Former Congressman Mike Rogers on the House Intelligence Committee

* Transcript

* @CurtisHertelJr

* @RepMikeRogers

* @HouseIntel (House Intelligence Committee)

* @RepAdamSchiff

* @jonhoadley

* @SenStabenow

* @pubtheologian

* @gdriskell

 

Jump to:

* Segment one: Medicaid and work requirements

* Segment two: Trump and SNAP

* Segment three: Senator Curtis Hertel Jr with the latest on the budget

* Segment four: Walberg, Upton, Amash congressional races

* Segment five: State Representative Larry Inman’s wacky trial

* Interview: Former Congressman Mike Rogers on the House Intelligence Committee/a>

* Transcript

* Comments

Medicaid and work requirements

* GOP leaders reject Whitmer’s call to suspend Medicaid work rules

* Gov. Whitmer asks legislature to halt Medicaid work requirements

* Whitmer signs bill to change Medicaid work requirement reporting, says legislature should do more

[CLICK TO TWEET – “Tens of thousands of Michiganders stand to lose needed health care and suffer medical and economic harms that responsible leaders could easily have avoided” ~@GovWhitmer #Medicaid http://bit.ly/36ixJLM ]

This is not welfare. The work requirements are for Medicaid, which is a health care program for low-income people. https://t.co/BuWqbtIaSn

— Susan J. Demas ? (@sjdemas) December 3, 2019

Trump and SNAP

* Trump administration tightens work requirements for SNAP, which could cut hundreds of thousands from food stamps

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