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My first Left of Lansing &quot;Friday Short&quot; for 2024 deals with GOP Presidential candidate Nikki Haley&#39;s failure to flat-out say the American Civil War was fought over the right for Southern states to continue the practice of slavery.

But there&#39;s a reason why Haley couldn&#39;t give a straight answer to that simple question. She, like all of her Republican cohorts, are afraid of angering and losing th...
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Happy New Year, and here&#39;s Episode 68 of Michigan&#39;s premier progressive podcast!

This week, I have lots to say after taking some time-off for the holidays.

We have to cover the hypocrisy of Michigan&#39;s right wing, in particular the Christian Nationalist Moms For Liberty chapters throughout the state. As you&#39;ll hear, while they&#39;ve been busy banning books, intimidating teachers, and trying to di...
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Here&#39;s the final LoL &quot;Friday Short&quot; for 2023!

To close-out the year, I talk about a story in Michigan Advance (https://michiganadvance.com/2023/11/30/business-groups-band-together-to-counter-risky-economic-proposals-advanced-by-democrats/) which details how business lobbyists formed a coalition in the hopes of stifling bills proposed by Michigan Democrats.

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Here&#39;s the 67th, and the final episode for 2023, on Michigan&#39;s premier progressive podcast!

Livingston County progressive activist Kasey Helton returns to the podcast this week as we discuss how &quot;dirt road&quot; Democrats are trying to move the political needle towards the progressive side in rural Michigan. And we&#39;ve seen some of that hard work pay-off with Democrats winning some key races in Livi...
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Right after its inexplicable decision to build a tunnel around the Line 5 oil pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac, the Michigan Public Service Commission granted DTE Energy&#39;s rate hike request totalling over $360 million.

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It&#39;s Episode 66 of Michigan&#39;s Premier Progressive Podcast!

This week, I can&#39;t hold back my disdain for the Michigan Public Service Commission&#39;s decision to green-light an expensive, and short-sighted, tunnel project for the stretch of the 70-year old Line 5 oil pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac. Despite studies showing why the pipeline must stop operating, and that shutting-down the pipeline...
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Listen to this week&#39;s Left of Lansing &quot;Friday Short,&quot; where I highlight a major UAW organizational push to attract thousands of non-union workers with other automakers.

Also, notice again how Republicans across the board are AWOL when it comes to standing up for workers&#39; rights.

Please, subscribe to the podcast, download each episode, and give it a good review if you can!

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Here&#39;s episode 65 of Michigan&#39;s premier progressive podcast!

Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed some long overdue, albeit imperfect, clean energy legislation into law this week. I&#39;ve covered the path The Clean Energy and Jobs Act had to take in Lansing throughout the year on the podcast. And while I believe Democrats missed an opportunity to pass some meaningful, and stronger, progres...
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Here&#39;s episode 64 of Michigan&#39;s premier progressive podcast!

It&#39;s great to have author and Pro-Publica reporter Anna Clark (https://www.propublica.org/people/anna-clark) back on Left of Lansing this week. Anna&#39;s written an insightful article on Michigan&#39;s Emergency Manager Law, which allows state government to erase democracy by completely taking-over financially-strapped cities. Anna highligh...
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Listen to my &quot;Monday Musing,&quot; in which I agree with a Detroit Free Press column by Michael Griffie, who serves as Detroit Metro Leader for AECOM--an American multinational consulting firm.

Mr. Griffie is pressing the need for a massive reinvestment in Michigan&#39;s lacking mass transit system, particularly in the entire Metro Detroit region.

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Listen to my LoL &quot;Friday Short&quot; on while the Michigan Democrats&#39; clean energy bills are indeed imperfect, they mark an important step towards much-needed changes in the state&#39;s energy and economic future.

Yes, the bills fall short in many areas, like considering natural gas &quot;clean energy,&quot; and ignoring environmental justice provisions to help those in low-income areas affected the most by year...
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79: Episode 63: No More Waiting For Environmental Justice w/ Roshan Krishnan of The Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition
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Here&#39;s Episode 63 of Michigan&#39;s Premier Progressive Podcast!

Michigan Democrats passed a package of clean energy and affordable energy bills last week. While these bills are for sure a step in the right direction in revamping our antiquated energy grid, these bills still fall far short of the aggressive push many progressives were hoping would happen. Joining me this week to talk more about th...
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78: Left of Lansing Friday Short: Could Michigan Become a Death with Dignity State?
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The Left of Lansing Friday Short this week applauds a trio of state Senate Democrats (Mary Cavenagh of Redford Twp. (https://senatedems.com/cavanagh/bio/) , Kevin Hertel of St. Clair Shores (https://senatedems.com/hertel/bio/) , and Veronica Klinefelt of Eastpoint (https://senatedems.com/klinefelt/bio/) ) for introducing the Death with Dignity Act (https://senatedems.com/cavanagh/2023/11/09/ref...
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77: Episode 62: MAGA Keeps Losing On Abortion Rights, and My Defense of Rashida Tlaib
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It&#39;s episode 62 of Michigan&#39;s Premier Progressive Podcast!

MAGA Republicans suffered another beatdown at the polls this past Election Day, and once again, abortion rights proved to be the key reason. Abortion rights scored a major victory in Ohio, and played a major role in Democrats retaining the Virginia state legislature. Yet, MAGA is doubling-down on putting government in-between a woman a...
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76: Left of Lansing &quot;Monday Musing.&quot; MAGA Fights For Statues, But Not Books
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In this week&#39;s &quot;Monday Musing,&quot; I discuss an amendment introduced by Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor-Green would block the removal of monuments.

MTG and her MAGA allies are outraged Charlottesville, Virginia decided to remove a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. That statue was the focus of what led to the killing of a protester by a right wing terrorist in Charlottesville b...
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75: LOL Friday Short: No Justice In Flint Water Crisis
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My Left of Lansing &quot;Friday Short&quot; covers a sad ending to the Flint Water Crisis, in which not one public official will face prosecution for their role in one of the greatest man-made disasters the state of Michigan, and the country, has ever experienced.

Former Michigan Republican Gov. Rick Snyder won&#39;t have to face any kind of punishment for the crisis he and his administration caused. Meanwh...
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74: Episode 61: UAW Win; Michigan Dems Strengthen Abortion Rights; Arab Americans Leaving Biden
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Welcome to Episode 61 of Michigan&#39;s Premier Progressive Politics!

This week, I breakdown how the right wing Republican Party has always worked on behalf of the elite class to eliminate government assistance for working Americans. They&#39;ve done it by whittling-down the New Deal and Great Society programs through the years, and they&#39;ve done it using racist tropes, like the mythic &quot;welfare queen.&quot;...
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73: LoL Friday Short: A Victory For Tolerance &amp; Education
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The Left of Lansing Friday Short this week celebrates a judge&#39;s ruling in which he dismissed a lawsuit over so-called &quot;pornographic&quot; books in Kent County&#39;s Rockford Public Schools District.

A right-wing Christian Nationalist group wanted to ban 14 books, most of which dealt with LGBTQ+ stories. The judge ruled the books as a whole have literary value.

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72: Left of Lansing Ep. 60: Update on Michigan Climate Bills with NRDC&#39;s Derrell Slaughter
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It&#39;s episode #60 of Michigan&#39;s premier progressive podcast!

Michigan Democrats continue working on clean and affordable energy bills in the state legislature. They must get some of these bills passed before the November adjournment date, or else everything will get pushed back until next year. The main goals of these bills are to make Michigan caborn-free by 2035 or 2040, pushing for strong en...
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71: Left of Lansing&#39;s &quot;Monday Musings.&quot; MI Democrats&#39; plan to stop local MAGA governments from blocking clean energy farms
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Listen to my inaugural Left of Lansing &quot;Monday Musings!&quot;

I talk about how local Maga governments throughout Michigan are fighting against solar and wind farms in their areas. Democrats have proposed one solution to remedy this problem: put the state in control of large scale clean energy projects, which overrides a local government&#39;s powers.

Democrats want to put the power of allowing farmers...
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70: LoL Friday Short: Democrats working to abolish Snyder&#39;s &quot;Polluter Panels&quot;
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Here&#39;s the LoL Friday Short on this October 20th, of 2023

Democrats in the Michigan Legislature have introduced bills to abolish former Republican Gov. Rick Snyder&#39;s &quot;Polluter Panels.&quot;
 (https://michiganadvance.com/2023/10/19/enviros-testify-in-favor-of-eliminating-ineffective-environmental-review-boards/?emci=9156ed9a-236f-ee11-b004-00224832eb73&amp;emdi=4dd36f72-2f6f-ee11-b004-00224832eb73&amp;ceid=...
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69: Episode 59: Taking On Corporate Greed, And Fighting FOR The People w/ State Rep. Dylan Wegela
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It&#39;s the 59th episode of Michigan&#39;s Premier Progressive Podcast!

My returning guest this week is Michigan Democratic State Rep. Dylan Wegela (https://housedems.com/dylan-wegela/) from the 26th House District. We talk about his plans to thwart the state&#39;s two main utility companies--DTE &amp; Consumers Energy--from using dark money to influence Lansing, especially at a time when Michiganders want o...
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68: LoL Friday Short: UAW&#39;s Fain Shows The Power of Messaging
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The Left of Lansing &quot;Friday Short&quot; this week puts a spotlight on UAW President Shawn Fain&#39;s effective messaging campaign during the union&#39;s strike against the Big Three Detroit automakers.

Fain isn&#39;t allowing right wing forces, including the Republican Party or Donald Trump, to pit worker against worker, or the union against environmentalists.

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67: Episode 58: The UAW &amp; Workers&#39; Rights w/ Sarah Lazare of Workers Magazine
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Episode 58 of Michigan&#39;s Premier Podcast is posted!

In my opening segment, I discuss the lunacy of Livingston County Republicans, and why some GOP state representatives voted against a bill delivering clean water to schools and day care centers. Seems like an odd strategy, but let&#39;s see how it&#39;ll work out for them! Plus, I talk about the need for Michigan Democrats to keep pressing for passage...
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My Friday Left of Lansing Short is on Democratic State Representative Dylan Wegela&#39;s (https://housedems.com/dylan-wegela/) efforts on stopping the dark money influence DTE and Consumers Energy utilizes in Lansing.

Rep. Wegela outlined (https://www.freep.com/story/opinion/contributors/2023/10/02/dte-power-outages-michigan-campaign/70983149007/) how he intends to do that by introducing a bill pr...
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65: Episode 57: Michigan Democrats Showing Government Works With Good Governance!
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Here&#39;s episode 57 of Michigan&#39;s Premier Progressive Podcast!

I tackle The Fall of Kevin McCarthy, and why House Democrats made the right move by refusing to give him a life line. McCarthy voted against certifying the 2020 election, he called for impeachment hearings into President Biden despite a lack of evidence, and he did the bidding of Donald Trump. So, so long, Kev!

As 2024 nears, I have...
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My Friday LOL Short this week deals with the uncomfortable subject of what will Democrats do if President Biden&#39;s poll numbers keep struggling in early 2024?

As someone who believes the Biden Administration has exceeded my expectations, the facts are that Biden remains neck-and-neck with Trump in several polls.

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63: Episode 56: Former Radio Host and Now Reporter Jon King from Michigan Advance
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It’s the 56th episode of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast!

I’ve been looking forward to this episode because I’ve wanted to talk with Michigan Advance reporter Jon King for quite awhile. Jon’s been busy covering MAGA right wing Millennial presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy speech at the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference, Mike Rogers’ steep chances at winning the Republican no...
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62: Left of Lansing Short: State House Democrat Might Stop The Reproductive Health Act
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This week&#39;s Left of Lansing Short deals with how Democratic State House Rep. Karen Whitsett (https://local.michigandems.com/people/michigan-state-house-district-4/Karen-Whitsett/) from the 4th district in Detroit not only voted against the Reproductive Health Act in House Health Policy Committee this week, but she&#39;s signaling she&#39;s vote against the RHA when it comes to a vote on the House floor...
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61: Episode 55: Paid Family Leave w/ Danielle Atkinson of Mothering Justice
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Here&#39;s Episode 55 of Michigan&#39;s Premier Progressive Podcast!

Paid Family and Medical Leave is one of the important policies Michigan Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer mentioned in her &quot;What&#39;s Next&quot; speech last month. If Michigan&#39;s Democratic majority in the legislature can pass State Sen. Erika Geiss&#39;s paid family and medical leave bills, Michigan would join 11 other states which have alrea...
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60: Left of Lansing Short: UAW&#39;s 4-day work week request makes sense
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The Left of Lansing Short on this Friday September 15, 2023 deals with the UAW&#39;s request for a 32-hour work week for its members.

It&#39;s not that crazy of an idea, and the data shows that workers are happier and more productive when they work four days a week.

If that&#39;s the case, then why aren&#39;t we doing it!

The UAW officially started its &quot;Stand Up Strike&quot; against the Big Three automakers late...
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59: Episode 54: GOP absent for workers &amp; clean, affordable energy; My response to Mitch Albom on respect for elderly
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It&#39;s episode 54 of Michigan&#39;s premier progressive podcast!

It&#39;s a solo episode this week as I spend time taking the Michigan GOP to task for being absent on supporting the UAW (and unions, in general) in its fight for fair wages, pensions, and paid time-off against the Big Three automakers. Progressives always support unions. Michigan progressive lawmakers and activists support unions, but not...
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58: The Friday Short: Democrats Reversing Draconian GOP Abortion Access Laws
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The &quot;Friday Short&quot; highlights the Reproductive Freedom Act, which Democratic State Rep. Laurie Pohutsky formally introduced this week. The RFA would reverse many hurtful abortion access restrictions put in place by Republicans through the years as they tried to enact their view of Christian Nationalism on the rest of the state.

Please, listen to this week&#39;s Left of Lansing episode with Ashlea ...
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57: Episode 53: Reproductive Health Act w/ Ashlea Phenicie from Planned Parenthood of Michigan
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It&#39;s the 53rd installment of Michigan&#39;s premier progressive podcast!

I start out mocking the right wing Michigan Republican Party for claiming to care about working Michiganders on this past Labor Day. Then, I talk about the latest from the nutty right wing Ottawa Impact faction, which is working to defund the Ottawa County health department all because it took steps to protect its citizens du...
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56: Friday Left of Lansing Short: Let Michigan Join Winner-Take-All National Vote Compact
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It&#39;s the Friday Left of Lansing Short!

I discuss my support to have Michigan join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.

This would allow states to award their electoral college votes to the presidential candidate who won the national majority vote. Right now, states allocate their electoral college votes to the candidate who won their state.

Democratic State Representative Carrie Rhe...
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55: Episode 52: Democratic State Rep. Carrie Rheingans and Universal Health Care in Michigan
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Episode 52 of Michigan&#39;s premier progressive podcast is a little longer than normal, but well worth the listen!

I take DTE Energy and Consumers Energy to task for failing to keep the lights on after storms rolled through the state. Despite keeping hundreds of thousands of customers in the dark, both energy companies are asking government officials to give the green light on more rate hikes! Pe...
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54: Friday Left of Lansing Short: Right Wing&#39;s Dream Of Silencing Gen Z
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My Left of Lansing &quot;Short&quot; this Friday is about Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy&#39;s proposal to ban anyone under 25 from voting, unless they fulfil specific requirements, including passing a citizenship test.

Generation Z is not only a politically active voting bloc, especially in Michigan, but it&#39;s also a highly progressive voting bloc. Rather than fight for their vote based o...
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53: Episode 51: Gina Keller from Distill Social, and Playing The New Offense
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Here&#39;s another exciting and informative episode of Michigan&#39;s premier progressive podcast!

The Christian Nationalism that has overtaken the Michigan Republican Party is trying to take control of the entire state. While Democrats have control of state government for the first time in 40 years, and progressive values have achieved some major victories, right wing Christian Nationalist are taking...
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52: Friday Left of Lansing Short: John Moolenaar&#39;s Gotion Hypocrisy
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The &quot;Friday Short&quot; puts a spotlight on Michigan Republican Congressman John Moolenaar&#39;s hypocrisy when it comes to the proposed Gotion electric battery plant in Big Rapids.

Moolenaar hopped-aboard the right wing xenophobia bandwagon since Gotion&#39;s parent company is from China (https://michiganadvance.com/2023/06/25/a-proposed-gotion-plant-has-turned-neighbors-and-friends-into-enemies/) . Yet, ...
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51: Episode 50: Mi Right To Read w/ Debbie Mikula of Michigan Libraries Association
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Here it is! The 50th episode of Michigan&#39;s premier progressive podcast! I love that I&#39;ve made it to 50 episodes, and I&#39;d love to thank everyone who helped me get this little project off-the-ground. And, I&#39;d love to thank you for listening, and to helping spread the word of this podcast.

In this episode, I put a spotlight on the extreme right-wing Christian Nationalist movement, which is spread...
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50: Episode 49: Fighting To Close Line 5 w/ Sean McBrearty of Oil &amp; Water Don&#39;t Mix
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It&#39;s the 49th episode of Michigan&#39;s premier progressive podcast!

I celebrate Ohio&#39;s decision to hand the state Republican party a humiliating defeat at the polls this week, when voters rejected the GOP&#39;s efforts to raise the threshold to pass a state referendum from 50-to-60%. Ohio Republicans were hoping to hurt the chances of enshrining abortion rights into Ohio&#39;s constitution in November. B...
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49: Friday Left of Lansing Short: GOP Wants TikTok Ban To Hurt Gen Z
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This week&#39;s &quot;Short&quot; deals with the Republican effort to ban TikTok in the United States. Ostensibly, they argue it&#39;s to protect our privacy since TikTok is a Chinese company.

But the main reason Republicans are fighting for a ban is to take-away a major communication tool from Generation Z voters, who are by far the most progressive voting bloc in the country.

Generation Z played a key role i...
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48: Episode 48: Progress Michigan&#39;s Jade Gray on Connecting With Gen Z Voters
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Here&#39;s Episode 48 of Michigan&#39;s premier progressive podcast!

Happy Indictment Week III!

I had so many words and thoughts to share as Donald Trump faces his third indictment this week. He&#39;s finally been charged for the role he played for the January 6th insurrection in an effort to steal the 2020 election. Despite getting indicted again, Michigan&#39;s GOP is all-in for Trump even though two more ...
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47: Episode 47: Anna Gustafson from Michigan Advance on Gotion Controversy
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It&#39;s episode 47 of Michigan&#39;s premier progressive podcast!

The Gotion electric vehicle battery component plant is causing a rift in the Big Rapids area, located in Mecosta County. Local Republican leaders jumped at the chance to have the California-based company build the new plant in their area--an area in which 18% of its residents live in poverty. But because Gotion&#39;s parent company is from...
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46: Episode 46: Sam Inglot of Progress Michigan on GOP&#39;s moral and ethical rot
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Here&#39;s the 46th episode of Michigan&#39;s premier progressive podcast!

I start-out this week talking about taking the battle to the right wing forces in our state. I illustrated why state Senator Mallory McMorrow&#39;s &quot;We will not let hate win,&quot; speech went viral. It resonated with millions across the country because McMorrow did what so many of us want to see from Democrats: fighting back. In Michig...
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45: Episode 45: A New-New Deal Democrat with State Representative Betsy Coffia
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Here’s the 45th installment of Michigan’s premier progressive podcast!
Democratic State Rep. Betsy Coffia from the 103rd District (https://housedems.com/betsy-coffia/about/) joins me this week. Rep. Coffia’s district contains Leelanau, Grand Traverse, and Benzie Counties. She’s been a journalist, a social worker, and a Grand Traverse County commissioner. And now, she’s in Lansing trying to make...
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44: Episode 44: Charlotte Jameson of The Michigan Environmental Council On A Cleaner &amp; Affordable State
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Here&#39;s episode 44 of Michigan&#39;s premiere progressive podcast!

Strong progressive policies continue to not only get introduced, but continue to pass in the state legislature as we witnessed with the expansion of the Hate Crimes Law. The Democratic majority passed a historic budget last week, and I highlight how they not only spent time and energy reinvesting in our teachers and students, but th...
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43: Episode 43: Derrell Slaughter of NRDC on Historic Clean Energy &amp; Climate Change Bills
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Progressive changes continue in our state thanks to the Democratic majority in the state legislature as both the general and education budgets passed this week. These budgets provide significant funding boosts for K-12 spending, including more per-pupil funding and universal free breakfast and lunch. And the general budget provides more funding for roads, infrastructure, health care workers, th...
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42: Episode 42: Interview with State Senator Stephanie Chang
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We&#39;re officially in Summer, and I&#39;m serving up the 42nd episode of the weekly podcast!

My opening monologue deals with why I&#39;m supporting the Michigan Multimedia Jobs (https://mifia.org/) proposal, which provides tax credits for companies wanting to make movies, shows, commercials, and other multimedia productions in the state. Michigan Democrats are busy helping people, including providing fr...
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41: Episode 41: MiFIA&#39;s Alexander Page On New Film Incentives Proposal in Michigan
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Here&#39;s Episode 41 of the podcast devoted to highlighting the progressive fight to revive and restore Michigan&#39;s greatness!

My opening monologue describes how old time Michigan Republicans have no power in their party anymore, and they have nobody to blame but themselves as the extremists lead the party. And I explain how these extremists are hurting our abilities to reverse the population and ...
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