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Left of LansingFriday Short: Slotkin's Moral Compass Remains Off#podcast #politics #Michigan #News #Progressives #Democrats #Republicans #MAGA #Trump #Gaza #Israel #Palestinians #Genocide #GovernmentCorruption #ElissaSlotkin #BreakingPoints #Centrism #Democracy #WorkingClass #Epstein #LeftOfLansing
Here's the Left of Lansing "Friday Short" for August 1, 2025.
Michigan's Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin's push to show the coolness of centrism to younger and independent voters isn't going as smoothly as she and her people are pushing.
LOL's Pat Johnston devotes a little more time than usual in this "Friday Short" to describe how Slotkin's failing in these chaotic and scary times which call for stark moral clarity.
Slotkin is using cr...
2025-08-0108 min
Left of LansingFriday Short: Are Michigan Democrats Wasting Lame Duck For Corporations?#Podcast #Michigan #Politics #MichiganPolitics #Progressives #News #Democrats #CorporateGreed #CorporateCorruption #WorkingClass #Teachers #CorporateWelfare #Whitmer
Here's the Left of Lansing "Friday Short" for November 15, 2024!
The Michigan Democratic House majority only has a little time left to pass some good legislation in the lame duck session before the MAGA Republicans gain control at the New Year.
But the Democratic leadership seems mired to its old ways of ensuring that they pass corporate subsidies and corporate welfare bills, first and foremost. Meanwhile, many progressive members of the caucus are urging the leadership to pass bills that put the w...
2024-11-1504 min
Stateside Daily ArchivePolice Dismantled UM EncampmentOn Tuesday morning, police shut down the encampment on the University of Michigan campus. Protesters want the school to divest from companies tied to the Israeli military. GUESTS: Tracy Samilton, reporter at Michigan Public Salma Hamamy, president of the University of Michigan chapter of Students Allied For Freedom and Equality ___ Looking for more conversations from Stateside? Right this way. If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-05-2219 minStateside Daily ArchiveNo-Fault Reform Delayed AgainWhen changes to auto-no fault insurance in Michigan passed in 2019, lawmakers hailed it as a bipartisan win. But for many catastrophically injured survivors of auto accidents, it meant losing the care they’ve depended on for years. On this episode, we hear about the attempts to increase the caps on in-home nursing care for catastrophically injured crash survivors--and why proposed reforms are stalling. GUEST: Tracy Samilton, energy and transportation reporter for Michigan Public Looking for more conversations from Stateside? Right this way. If you like what you hear on the pod, con...
2024-04-2212 minStateside Daily ArchiveJames Crumbley ConvictedThe Oakland County trial of James Crumbley has concluded and the jury found him guilty of manslaughter. Today, we’re looking into what happened during the James Crumbly trial, and we’ll speak to an advocate on what charging parents means in a broader sense. GUESTS: Briana Rice, criminal justice reporter for Michigan Public Tracy Samilton, energy and transportation reporter and producer for Michigan Public Deborah LaBelle, attorney and advocate ___ Looking for more conversations from Stateside? Right this way. If you like what you hear on t...
2024-03-1517 minStateside Daily ArchiveAuto No-Fault, Gun Reform & Other Legislative NewsWe have some updates for you from Lansing. Gun reform laws that passed last session came into effect this week, Michigan State Representative Brenda Carter's been feeling the heat from auto no-fault reform activists, and Representative Josh Schriver was recently disciplined for a racist social media post. GUESTS: Tracy Samilton, reporter for Michigan Public Rick Pluta, senior Capitol correspondent for the Michigan Public Radio Network ___ Looking for more conversations from Stateside? Right this way. If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work.
2024-02-1513 minStateside Daily ArchiveA Stand Up Strike For UAW, ExplainedThe UAW voted to strike against the Detroit Three auto companies. They are using a strategy called a "stand up" strike. We'll explain what that means in this historic moment in Labor. GUEST: Tracy Samilton, Michigan Radio News ____ Looking for more conversations from Stateside? Right this way. If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work. Music from Blue Dot Sessions and Audio Network.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2023-09-1511 minStateside Daily ArchiveWhat the Andary Decision Means for Auto No-FaultTo the relief of many car crash survivors across the state, the Michigan Supreme Court decided benefit caps in the 2019 auto no-fault law do not apply retroactively. So what does this means moving forward for all Michiganders? GUEST: Tracy Samilton, Michigan Radio reporter ___ Looking for more conversations from Stateside? Right this way. If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work. Music from Blue Dot Sessions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2023-07-3112 minStateside Daily ArchiveLife After Auto No-Fault ReformMichigan's 2019 auto no-fault reforms aren’t just hurting people who were injured prior to 2019, they've left out Michiganders injured today. Today on the pod: a new generation of crash survivors struggling to get the medical care they need. GUEST: Tracy Samilton, reporter at Michigan Radio ___ Looking for more conversations from Stateside? Right this way. If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work. Music from Blue Dot SessionsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2023-04-1113 minStateside Daily ArchiveCrash Survivors Push Lawmakers for Insurance FixMore than 1,500 people in Michigan who sustained life-changing injuries in car crashes are losing home care services. That's after the state Legislature passed no-fault auto insurance reforms that allowed insurance companies to cut reimbursements to the agencies providing home care services. On today's episode, we're going to hear about how the effort to lower auto insurance costs in Michigan has had devastating consequences for crash survivors. GUEST: Tracy Samilton, energy and transportation reporter for Michigan Radio Looking for more conversations from Stateside? Right this way. If you like what you hear on...
2022-03-0313 minStateside Daily ArchiveA Collapsing Home Care IndustryMichigan’s system of care for people hurt in car accidents is breaking down after the state implemented a package of major reforms to auto insurance laws this summer. That’s left auto accident survivors, and the home health care workers that support them, without the funding they’ve relied on for years. On today’s episode, we talk to a reporter about how insurance companies are routinely delaying or denying payment for post-accident care—and putting the entire care industry in jeopardy because of it. GUEST: Tracy Samilton, reporter at Michigan Radio Look...
2021-09-2214 min