Michigan Policast for Monday, October 14, 2019
  In this episode:

* Michigan budget updates
* GOP Congressional Leadership Fund SuperPAC uses impeachment support to target Elissa Slotkin, other swing-district Dems
* Congressmen Justin Amash and Fred Upton also have tough races coming up
* Democratic presidential primary debate – Oct 15 in Ohio
* Craig Mauger of Michigan Campaign Finance Network is moving to Detroit News
* Interview: Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson
* Transcript

* @JocelynBenson
* @CraigDMauger
* @MichiganCFN
* @jonhoadley
* @RepSlotkin
* @RepHaleyStevens
* @HillaryScholten
* @CurtisHertelJr

 

Jump to:

* Michigan budget updates
* GOP Congressional Leadership Fund SuperPAC uses impeachment support to target Elissa Slotkin, other swing-district Dems
* Congressmen Justin Amash and Fred Upton also have tough races coming up
* Democratic presidential primary debate – Oct 15 in Ohio
* Craig Mauger of Michigan Campaign Finance Network is moving to Detroit News
* Interview: Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson
* Transcript
* Comments

Michigan budget updates

* Michigan Republicans want to rein in Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s budget power
* Dem spending bills emerge as budget talks resume
* Susan J. Demas: After years of cutting Michigan to the bone, Republicans cry crocodile tears over Whitmer’s vetoes
* GOP Legislature introduces budget supplementals, Whitmer says she wants to negotiate

 

.@MIRSnews reports that @GovWhitmer‘s supplemental budget being introduced with Sen. @CurtisHertelJr will include funding for the Autism Navigator program, rural road patrols, rural hospital funding and other items. MIRS calls it an “olive branch” to the GOP Legislature. pic.twitter.