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Michigan Policast for Tuesday, October 26, 2021 COVID updates Allison Donahue from Michigan Advance on school board elections Build Back Better GOP legislation attempts to fund private schools with public school dollars Matt Grossman of MSU IPPSR on the new (redistricting) maps and the Voting Rights Act Political notes Interesting stuff that's not in the show Folks to follow on Twitter: @MattGrossmann @ippsr @RepHaleyStevens @RepSlotkin @donahual @MichiganAdvance @CraigDMauger @jchambers_DN @SykesCharlie Jump to a topic: Segment one: COVID updates Segment two: Allison Donahue from Michiga ..read more

Michigan Policast for Tuesday, October 19, 2021 MAGA Big Lie rallies and GOP voter suppression GOP Gubernatorial goofballs State Representatives Rachel Hood and Sarah Anthony on the lead contamination crisis COVID updates Dr. Jason Miller, MSU Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management on the supply chain crisis Political notes Folks to follow on Twitter: @RachelHood76 @SarahAnthony517 @MSUSupplyChain @LtGovGilchrist @MIAttyGen @dananessel @MDHHS_Director @cyndiroper @NRDC @MSUBroadCollege @princetongerry @SecretaryPete Jump to a topic: Segment one: MAGA Big Lie rallies and GOP voter ..read more

Michigan Policast for Tuesday, October 12, 2021 Biden's economic agenda and infrastructure plan Sergio Martinez-Beltran on the redistricting efforts in Michigan COVID updates Political notes Folks to follow on Twitter: @SeanNHammond @DrRobDavidson @JeffreyGSmith @RedistrictingMI @BridgeMichigan @cmteetoprotect @RepDebDingell @MichiganAdvance Jump to a topic: Segment one: Biden's economic agenda and infrastructure plan Segment two: Sergio Martinez-Beltran on the redistricting efforts in Michigan Segment three: COVID updates Segment four: Political notes Biden's economic agenda and infras ..read more

Michigan Policast for Tuesday, October 5, 2021 DNC pollster Celinda Lake on Build Back Better, women's health care Senator Curtis Hertel Jr on the new Michigan budget Some seriously crazy Republicans want to be Michigan's Governor Simon Schuster of Michigan Campaign Finance Network on campaign spending in 2020, 2022 Political notes Folks to follow on Twitter: @JeffreyGSmith @Simon_Schuster @MichiganCFN @CurtisHertelJr @SecGranholm @celindalake Jump to a topic: Segment one: DNC pollster Celinda Lake on Build Back Better, women's health care Segment two: Senator Curtis Hertel Jr on the new ..read more

Michigan Policast for Tuesday, September 28, 2021 Forced-birthers vs the majority Paul Egan on Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference Michigan FY22 budget Redistricting and GOP voter suppression efforts Build Back Better Political notes Folks to follow on Twitter: @paulegan4 @American_Bridge @nnbagdasarian @Adonna_Biel @Rodericka @DrRobDavidson @RedistrictingMI @SenErikaGeiss @emilyslist Jump to a topic: Segment one: Forced-birthers vs the majority Segment two: Paul Egan on Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference Segment three: Michigan FY22 budget Segment four: Redistricting and GOP ..read more

Michigan Policast for Tuesday, September 21, 2021 Sexual predators and their protectors Pandemic updates David Hecker of AFT Michigan on COVID and K-12 James Craig retreats from Belle Isle and runs for Tucker Redistricting Political notes Folks to follow on Twitter: @DavidBHecker @aftmichigan @AFTUnion @IPPSR @RedistrictingMI @CityofDetroit Jump to a topic: Segment one: Sexual predators and their protectors Segment two: Pandemic updates Segment three: David Hecker of AFT Michigan on COVID and K-12 Segment four: James Craig retreats from Belle Isle and runs for Tucker Segment five: Redistr ..read more

Michigan Policast for Tuesday, September 15, 2021 COVID: numbers, mandates, personal responsibility, and the common good Abortion rights, voting rights, and other things Republicans hate Michigan 2022 elections Asst. Attorney General Wisam Naoum on the fight against robocalls Political notes Folks to follow on Twitter: @wisam_naoum @MIAttyGen @RedistrictingMI @BrennanCenter @ENERGY @SecGranholm Jump to a topic: Segment one: COVID: numbers, mandates, personal responsibility, and the common good Segment two: Abortion rights, voting rights, and other things Republicans hate Segment three: Mi ..read more

Michigan Policast for Tuesday, September 7, 2021 Sleazy but not illegal ballot drives to reduce voting access and endanger public health Texas abortion bounties, Roe v Wade, and Michigan's 1931 abortion law COVID. More COVID. Sean Hammond from Michigan Environmental Council Political notes Folks to follow on Twitter: @SeanNHammond @michenvcouncil @MichiganLCV @RedistrictingMI @HaleyLive @PressSec (Jen Psaki) Jump to a topic: Segment one: Sleazy but not illegal Republican “ballot” initiatives Segment two: Texas abortion bounties, Roe v Wade, and Michigan's 1931 abortion law Segment three ..read more

Michigan Policast for Tuesday, August 31, 2021 9 Big Liars had a bad day …. while one AG had a good week Covid. Covidiots. Covidiocy. Nathaniel Rakich of FiveThirtyEight on redistricting, gerrymandering, and census data Afghanistan Judi Harris of the Lansing branch of Catholic Charities on welcoming Afghan refugees to Michigan Political notes Folks to follow on Twitter: @baseballot (Nathaniel Rakich) @FiveThirtyEight @538politics @dananessel @CCharitiesUSA @ElissaSlotkin @CraigDMauger @JocelynBenson @dankildee @GovWhitmer @DrKhaldun Jump to a topic: Segment one: 9 Big Liars had a bad day ..read more