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Yet another regressive tax. Michigan Policast Episode 27

  • December 29, 2014
  • Tagged as: casperson, lame duck, richardville, transportation

In our last podcast of 2014 we talk more about lame duck, transportation, loggers, and why we are going to miss Randy Richardville — who turned-out to be one of the few adults in the…

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I can’t sell you rape insurance because it’s against my religion. Michigan Policast Episode 26

  • December 15, 2014
  • Tagged as: education, RFRA, Snyder

This time we’re all about Christian persecution, charter schools, and Father Knows Best. Ew. Religion Freedom Restoration Act. Passed out of the State House faster than you can say “Daddy DeVos.”  We break down the…

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Dark, dark, dark money. Michigan Policast Episode 25

  • December 4, 2014
  • Tagged as: austerity, bolger, Campaign Finance, shiawassee

Oh my goodness, we have a lot of ranting in this one, and I even get bleeped once.  That’s good though, we’ve got a family-friendly image to protect 😉 Today I talk about a local…

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How safe is your school bus? Michigan Policast Episode 24

  • November 27, 2014
  • Tagged as: bolger, detroit, education, Immigration, obama

Hey all, hope you’ve had a Happy Thanksgiving!  We’re a little late this week due to power outages and whatnot. Check out our topics this time: Immigration & how it’s going to affect Detroit and…

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Reforming our corrections system. Michigan Policast Episode 23

  • November 19, 2014
  • Tagged as: aramark, capps, electoral college, lund, term limits

Today we spend the bulk of our time on corrections, including a great conversation with Barbara Levine, Associate Director of CAPPS – the Citizens Alliance on Prisons and Public Spending.  Here’s a partial bio for Barbara:…

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Gerrymandering the Presidency. Michigan Policast Episode 22

  • November 13, 2014
  • Tagged as: Schauer, Snyder, voting, War on Women, women

Today we have a sound problem.  There’s some static going on here that we didn’t hear until playback.  We cleaned it up as much as we could. Amy couldn’t be with us today but she’ll…

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Democrats win the vote but lose the House. Michigan Policast Episode 21

  • November 8, 2014
  • Tagged as: MDP, milliken, Schuette, Snyder, Totten

Rough election, but especially rough because Democrats get more votes than Republicans, but because of the GOP gerrymandering, the Republicans are still in charge.   Stuff all the Democrats into as few districts as possible,…

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What’s wrong with the Freep? Michigan Policast Episode 20

  • October 28, 2014
  • Tagged as: Schauer, Snyder

What in the world is wrong with the Freep? Last week the Detroit Free Press issued an endorsement for Rick Snyder.  The Snyder endorsement was scathing in its criticism of the Governor, as most Free Press…

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Meet Lynn Mason, way more awesome than Lisa Posthumus Lyin’ ! Michigan Policast Episode 19

  • October 23, 2014
  • Tagged as: Clements, education, Mason, Mayday PAC, Posthumus-Lyons, Snyder, Upton

In this episode we are joined by Lynn Mason, who is campaigning to represent the 86th district in the Michigan House of Representatives.  Here’s her website.  Some of the things she talks about: She’s out-raised…

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16 seconds for equality! Michigan Policast Episode 18

  • October 14, 2014
  • Tagged as: equality, Peters, Schauer, Snyder, TLLand, voting

(Correction: The amount Terri Lynn Land received from Meijer family members was incorrectly stated as $94,000. The correct amount is $9,400) So much to talk about today! We start with the debate.  My take?  Mark…

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