Here’s the Left of Lansing Friday Short for August 2, 2024. It’s another week where MAGA Republicans’ fake populism stance stood exposed once again. Michigan MAGA Republicans are outraged over a State Supreme Court ruling that Republicans acted unconstitutionally in blocking and watering-down minimum wage increase and earned paid sick leave ballot proposals in 2018….
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Episode 52: Democratic State Rep. Carrie Rheingans and Universal Health Care in Michigan
Episode 52 of Michigan’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…
This Is What I’m Talking About!
New York Democratic Congressman Jamaal Bowman did exactly what I implored all Democrats to do to Republicans in the gun debate: Republicans won’t do SHIT when it comes to gun violence, but try to tell me to calm down. NO. We can’t calm down. People are dying everyday while we wait. pic.twitter.com/38mYYW9cgs — Congressman Jamaal…
Left of Lansing–Episode 27–Dave Wagner from Indivisible Michigan–3/1/2020
Another brand new episode of The Left of Lansing Podcast is posted! This week, Dave Wagner from the Indivisible Michigan joins the podcast. Indivisible Michigan is fighting to turn Michigan’s state legislature not only blue, but deep progressive blue as it highlights candidates with progressive spines. We talk about how Indivisible started, how it’s changing…
With Democratic Allies Like These…
I’m calling it right now. Republicans will get a budget passed without a road funding measure. The Michigan Republican leadership is working on passing a bunch of budget bills without road funding, hoping Michigan Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer will cave. I have hope she won’t cave. Whitmer professed to being a fighter in the campaign,…
Left of Lansing Podcast Episode 21: Democratic State Rep. Jon Hoadley
The latest Left of Lansing podcast is posted! I’m thrilled to have Michigan Democratic state Representative Jon Hoadley from Kalamazoo. Rep. Hoadley is running for Congress and hopes to defeat longtime Republican incumbent Fred Upton. Rep. Hoadley has been a strong progressive voice in the Michigan state House, and now wants to add his voice…
Left of Lansing Podcast–Episode 19: Former Michigan Democratic Party Chair Mark Brewer
The 19th episode of the Left of Lansing podcast is posted! This week’s guest is former Michigan Democratic Party Chair Mark Brewer. During his tenure from 1995-2013, Mr. Brewer helped lead Democrats to major electoral victories, including the governorship in 2002, and the Democrats taking over the state House in 2006. Please recall, this was…
Left of Lansing Podcast #16: Julia Pulver on Auto Insurance “Reform,” & Running A Progressive Campaign In A Red District
The Left of Lansing Podcast–Episode 16–is posted! This week’s guest is someone I’ve mentioned on this podcast a few times during the last couple of weeks. So, I decided, instead of always quoting her work, let’s actually have her on the podcast! Julia Pulver is an RN, a nursing consultant, political activist, a former Democratic…
Left of Lansing Podcast Episode 13: Eclectablog’s Chris Savage; And Michigan GOP’s War On Women
This week’s Left of Lansing podcast is posted! It’s the 13th episode!!! While I’m excited to reach the 13th episode, this has been a consequential week when it comes to the reproductive rights of Michigan women. The extreme right-wing Republican-led state legislature passed a handful of bills that bans a procedure known as Dilation &…
