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Off the Record with Tim Skubick
Weekly episodes that include a focus on economic issues.
Weekly Edition May. 8, 2009
| #3845
Hot topics this week: $304 million in state budget cuts and legislation to takeover failing schools. The guest is Mike Flanagan.
Weekly Edition Apr. 3, 2009
| #3840
The president seeks more auto industry concessions and sends a special aide to Michigan. Bankruptcy is considered for GM and Chrysler.
Weekly Edition Mar. 20, 2009
| #3838
Graduated income tax deal, road stimulus money, and the smoking ban. The guest is Mark Brewer, state Democratic Party chair.
Weekly Edition Mar. 13, 2009
| #3837
A pay cut for state officials and bi-partisan cooperation on a business tax. The guest is Dr. Gary Wolfram, economist and former advisor to John Engler.
Weekly Edition Mar. 6, 2009
| #3836
The Michigan jobless rate balloons, and Granholm pushes for new gasoline taxes. The guest is Representative Bill Rogers (R).
Weekly Edition Feb. 27, 2009
| #3835
The Cobo deal is scrubbed and Michigan's legislative 'Big Four' head to D.C. to help the Big Three. The guest is Rep. Mark Meadows (D).
Weekly Edition Feb. 20, 2009
| #3834
Stimulus dollars coming to Michigan, new governor and attorney general candidates. The guest is state budget director Bob Emerson.
Weekly Edition Feb. 13, 2009
| #3833
Granholm's budget proposal – who wins and who loses? L. Brooks Patterson backs away from candidacy. The guest is new Senate Minority Leader Mike Prusi (D).
Weekly Edition Jan. 30, 2009
| #3831
Teacher retirements, state layoffs, business surcharge. The guest is Representative Tom McMillin (R).
Correspondents Edition Jan. 23, 2009
| #3830
Saving money on prisons, a rising jobless rate, and criticism aimed at the governor for an overloaded unemployment system.
Weekly Edition Jan. 16, 2009
| #3829
Legislative leftovers, Economic Development CEO exit, Granholm's job strategy. The guest is Kevin Prokop.
Weekly Edition Jan. 9, 2009
| #3828
Medical marijuana rules dispute, red ink in the state budget, and two new congressmen. The guest is Michigan Supreme Court justice Robert Young, Jr.
Correspondents Edition Jan. 2, 2009
| #3827
The year 2008 in review: the race for president, Kwame Kilpatrick turmoil, the domestic car industry, and more. Plus a peek at where we are headed in 2009.
Bloggers Edition Dec. 26, 2008
| #3826
Cabinet appointments and what's in store for the new year. With bloggers Nick De Leeuw, Akindele Akinyemi, Julielyn Gibbons, and Eric Baerren.
Weekly Edition Dec. 19, 2008
| #3825
Lawmaker holiday wrap-up, the Detroit newspapers and the auto bailout. The guest is Rep. Matt Gillard (D), who works on education funding issues.
Weekly Edition Dec. 12, 2008
| #3824
Governor cuts spending, state superintendent sends a financial manager to the Detroit district. The guest is Jimmy Womack, of the Detroit School Board.
Weekly Edition Dec. 5, 2008
| #3823
The Big Three and the UAW, the smoking ban, and 2 more possible candidates for governor. Ralph Shaheen of the Michigan Auto Dealers Association is the guest.
Weekly Edition Jan. 4, 2008
| #3727
2008 NEW YEAR FLASHBACK: The presidential primary, Michigan's budget, and the economy. The guest is US comptroller David Walker. |
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