{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Friday Short: Time To Nix The Mackinac Policy Conference","description":"Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon! (https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join)\nhttps://www.patreon.com/15494297/join\n\nHere's the Left of Lansing \"Friday Short\" for May 29, 2026.\n\nThe Detroit Regional Chamber's Mackinac Policy Conference is over, and this year proved to be another example of why this corporate-friendly event is useless to working class Michiganders.\n\nPat Johnston explains how it's main goal is to ensure enough MAGA Republicans and Democrats work in \"bipartisan\" fashion to ensure corporate interests are highlighted.\n\nThat's otherwise known as business as usual in Lansing.\n\nIt's time to end this conference on Mackinac Island, and the Mop-Up Michigan campaign to block utilities from donating to politicians might be a major first step in making such an event useless.\n\nPlease, subscribe to the podcast, download each episode, and give it a good review if you can!\n\nleftoflansing@gmail.com\n\nLeft of Lansing is now on YouTube as well (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQQWjoUxWJCQwSDv-7jKpqQ) !\n\nMusic provided by Wanderbeats. To hear the latest project, visit Space Leopard on various streaming sites, or visit: https://www.youtube.com/@SpaceLeopard\nClick here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon! (https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join)\nhttps://www.patreon.com/15494297/join\n\nNotes:\n\n\"U.S. Senate debate at Mackinac Policy Conference exposes deeper debate over who gets heard (https://michiganadvance.com/2026/05/29/u-s-senate-debate-at-mackinac-policy-conference-exposes-deeper-debate-over-who-gets-heard/) .\" By Ben Solis of Michigan Advance\n\n\"Rogers defends Trump policies while pitching affordability fixes at Mackinac Policy Conference (https://michiganadvance.com/2026/05/28/rogers-defends-trump-policies-while-pitching-affordability-fixes-at-mackinac-policy-conference/) .\" By Ben Solis of Michigan Advance","author_name":"Left of Lansing","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4988141-left-of-lansing","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43669816/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}