Episodes

  • Study Launched for Train Route from Downstate to Up North

    Study Launched for Train Route from Downstate to Up North
    Oct 30 2024
    Oct. 30, 2024 ~ A local non-profit organization has launched a study to convince state officials on building a passenger train route between northern Michigan and downstate. Carolyn Ulstad, Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities transportation program manager, and WSP Consultant Todd Davis join Guy and Jamie to discuss the viability of a cross-state train.
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    8 mins
  • Clerks Preparing for Early In-Person Voting Across Michigan

    Clerks Preparing for Early In-Person Voting Across Michigan
    Oct 23 2024
    Oct. 23, 2024 ~ Macomb County Clerk Anthony Forlini joins Guy, Lloyd, and Jamie to breakdown the upcoming Election Day process, how clerks are handling absentee ballots, and the benefits of early in-person voting in Michigan.
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    9 mins
  • Hospitals Warn of IV Fluid Shortage After Hurricane Helene

    Hospitals Warn of IV Fluid Shortage After Hurricane Helene
    Oct 9 2024
    Oct. 9, 2024 ~ Laura Appel, Michigan Health & Hospital Association executive vice president, joins Lloyd and Jamie to discuss the shortage of IV fluid across the country after the closure of a North Carolina factory due to damage from Hurricane Helene, and the conservation strategies by the federal government.
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    9 mins
  • Federal Government Issues Loan to Reopen Palisades

    Federal Government Issues Loan to Reopen Palisades
    Oct 2 2024
    October 2, 2024 ~ The federal government has issued a $1.5 billion loan to help reopen the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant near South Haven, Michigan. Chris, Lloyd, and Jamie are joined by Nick Culp, Holtec Palisades communications director, to discuss how quickly they can reopen and the future of nuclear energy in the United States.
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    9 mins
  • State Bills Introduced to Combat Online Sextortion

    State Bills Introduced to Combat Online Sextortion
    Sep 25 2024
    Sept. 25, 2024 ~ State lawmakers are introducing a package of bills known as ‘Jordan D’s Law,’ to combat the threat of online sextortion. Guy, Lloyd, and Jamie are joined by John DeMay, the father of Jordan DeMay who tragically took his own life after falling victim to an online sextortion scheme, to discuss how the legislation would help prevent future incidents.
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    8 mins
  • Capitol Report ~ Sept. 22, 2024

    Capitol Report ~ Sept. 22, 2024
    Sep 22 2024
    Sept. 22, 2024 ~ Guy Gordon discusses issues related to sustainable energy use in Michigan, challenges of staffing and affordability of healthcare, and a bill that aims to help the manufactured housing industry. Guests include Truscott Rossman President John Truscott, Michigan Health & Hospital Association CEO Brian Peters, Michigan Manufactured Housing Association President and CEO John Lindley, and Harbor Strategic's Chief Strategist and CEO John Sellek.
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    43 mins
  • State Bill Introduced to Restrict Phone Use in Schools

    State Bill Introduced to Restrict Phone Use in Schools
    Sep 18 2024
    Sept. 18, 2024 ~ A new bill in Michigan would require all public-school districts to implement cell phone restrictions for students. Guy, Lloyd, and Jamie talk with State Rep. Mark Tisdel (R-Rochester Hills) about what's in his proposed legislation, and why there needs to be state law to address the concern of teachers and parents.
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    7 mins
  • Michigan's Community Colleges Encouraging Dual Enrollment

    Michigan's Community Colleges Encouraging Dual Enrollment
    Sep 11 2024

    Sept. 11, 2024 ~ Brand Johnson, Michigan Community College Association president, joins Guy, Lloyd, and Jamie to discuss recommendations for how students can access more affordable college courses, and how much more many individuals with degrees earn than high school graduates.
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    9 mins