Michigan Policast for Monday, September 23, 2019
  In this episode:

* Michigan budget updates
* Gary Peters, Elissa Slotkin, Dan Kildee vs Trump
* Michigan Republicans on Mackinac Island
* Reproductive health – abortions are down, thanks to ACA and contraceptives
* Interview: Dr Chris Smith on restoring the Supreme Court
* Transcript

* @GretaThunberg
* @ElissaSlotkin
* @GaryPeters
* @RepDanKildee
* @MISupremeCourt

 

Jump to:

* Segment one: Michigan budget updates
* Segment two: Gary Peters, Elissa Slotkin, Dan Kildee vs Trump
* Segment three: Michigan Republicans on Mackinac Island
* Segment four: Reproductive health – abortions are down, thanks to ACA and contraceptives
* Interview: Dr Chris Smith on restoring the Supreme Court
* Transcript
* Comments

Michigan budget updates

* Michigan Legislature, Gov. Whitmer head for showdown on roads, redistricting
* Senate GOP proposes shrinking jail funds to Michigan ‘sanctuary cities’
* County Jail Reimbursement Program (pdf)
* Legislature sends K-12 budget to Whitmer; standoff over roads unresolved
* Michigan schools would get more money per student under budget deal

 

Gretchen Whitmer has asked Republican legislative leaders to send their budget bills this week before heading north for “socializing” at a Mackinac Island party leadership conference, but the GOP leaders said she must wait a few days more. https://t.co/EO3r6fpDYx
— The Detroit News (@detroitnews) September 17, 2019

 
“Every one of us has benefitted from organized labor in this state,” said Whitmer. “Anyone who’s got the weekend off, or who works 40 hours a week, or has got benefits, time with their family, we’ve benefitted.” ~GovWhitmer via mlive

61% of voters in Michigan supported the creation of an independent redistricting commission.