The Mackinac On Michigan Show

Sept. 26, 2024 ~ Abby Mitch of the right-wing Michigan Rising Action group talks about why she thinks tax incentives to bring in corporation projects to Michigan have failed to create jobs.

Sept. 26, 2024 ~ Patrick Wright of the Mackinac Center talks about a state bill that would redirect approximately 2.75% of a federal block grant for home help services to the Service Employees International Union.

Sept. 26, 2024 ~ Kyle Melinn of MIRS News talks about the race for the Michigan State House and Senate.

Sept. 26, 2024 ~ Nikki Snyder, a Republican member of the Michigan State Board of Education, talks about the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights accusing the Michigan Department of Education of inadequately supporting children with learning disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Aug. 28, 2024 ~ Jason Hayes of the Mackinac Center talks about his concerns for the state to reach a net-zero, carbon-free energy grid and why he disagrees with scientists.

Aug. 28, 2024 ~ Republicans continue to build anti-China sentiments over the Gotion Battery Plant being built near Big Rapids. Joseph Cella, a former United States ambassador to Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu, joins the show to discuss his criticisms of U.S. Senate Candidate Elissa Slotkin's alleged ties to China made by her Republican opponent, Mike Rogers.

Aug. 28, 2024 ~ Detroit News Beth LeBlanc joins the show to discuss how the presidential race is shaping up in the swing state of Michigan, including how RFK Jr. endorsing Donald Trump may shape the race.

Aug. 28, 2024 ~ In a move many called undemocratic, the then Republican-led Michigan Legislature passed a state minimum wage hike ballot proposal before it could make it on the ballot in 2018, before gutting the bill with amendments during that year's lame-duck session. Now, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that the amendments were unconstitutional, reinstating the minimum wage increases. Justin Winslow, head of the Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association, shares his concerns on the court's ruling.

June 26, 2024 ~ James Hohman of the Mackinac Center joins the show to discuss his criticisms of corporate subsidies from the Michigan Legislature.

June 26, 2024 ~ Theodore Bolema of the Mackinac Center joins the show to discuss a lawsuit against Amazon that state Attorney General Dana Nessel is a part of, claiming the business is acting like a monopoly.