Episode Seven of the Left of Lansing podcast is posted! This week, Sean McBrearty from Clean Water Action joins the podcast. We talk about the controversial Line 5 pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac. Former Republican Governor Rick Snyder and his Republicans rushed through a bill during Lame Duck last year allowing Canadian energy company…
Tag: Michigan Republicans
“I Need A Dollar-Dollar, A Dollar Is What I Need.”
Michigan’s minimum wages increased 20 cents today to $9.45 per hour Friday. It won’t reach $12 an hour until 2030 after Republicans delayed the increase by eight years. — Motor City Muckraker (@MCmuckraker) March 29, 2019 Hundreds of thousands of Michiganders signed petitions to raise the state’s minimum wage to $12 an hour by 2022….
Left of Lansing Podcast: Episode 6– Ingrid Jacques of The Detroit News
The Left of Lansing Podcast with Pat Johnston. Ingrid Jacques from The Detroit News debate free-speech issues at universities. Pat highlights progressive changes happening in Michigan despite what’s happening in the nation.
Left Of Lansing Podcast: Episode 5–Rick Haglund from Michigan Advance
Here’s Episode 5 of the Left of Lansing podcast! This week, Rick Haglund joins us to talk Michigan economics. Rick is the business columnist for the fantastic Michigan Advance news site. I’m telling you, check it out. They do some awesome work over there. I talk about how conservatism is no longer based on solid…
Left of Lansing Podcast 4–David Hecker, President of AFT Michigan
Here’s the Left of Lansing podcast for March 14, 2019! You’ll hear me talk about how decades of Republican laissez-faire politics failed Michigan. And how refreshing it’s been that Michiganders are finally waking up to their game. I also interview David Hecker, President of the American Federation of Teachers-Michigan. We talk about how Republican rule…
Yes, Gas Taxes Suck, But What’s The Alternative?
As I stated in my weekly podcast, I’m not crazy about Governor Whitmer’s 45-cent tax increase either. Like my guest, Democratic state Rep. Laurie Pohutsky correctly described it, the proposed tax is regressive. The tax really won’t hurt rich Michiganders, but it will affect the rest of us in a negative way. Which is why…
