In this special Labor Day weekend edition of the MIRS Monday podcast, Ron Bieber, president the Michigan AFL-CIO gives his assessment on President Donald Trump, the Democratic and Republican gubernatorial field and proposed civil service rule changes that would impact state employee bargaining powers.

Also, it's not just you. It's been dead in Lansing this summer. The MIRS team talks about why this summer has been the least active Lansing has seen since 2005 (and trust us, we're not complaining!). Finally, MIRS Editor Kyle Melinn argues Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhkof's point on why expanding FOIA to the Legislature may not be a good idea.