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2008-2009 Season Archive July through June


Weekly Editions
Bloggers Edition
Jul. 4, 2008 | #3801
How the bloggers see the Michigan race for president.

Weekly Edition
Jul. 11, 2008 | #3802
The embryonic stem cell and the Michigan Government Reform Now petition drives are over -- now the fun begins. The guest is Robert Bowman (D).

Weekly Edition
Jul. 18, 2008 | #3803
Granholm takes a roller coaster ride on the jobs front; legislature moves to wrap up the new budget. Guest is Robert LaBrant, Michigan Chamber-Commerce.

Weekly Edition
Jul. 25, 2008 | #3804
The guest is lawmaker Mark Meadows (D), who wants to cut legislative salaries and modify term limits.

Weekly Edition
Aug. 1, 2008 | #3805
Granholm's timetable for dealing with Detroit mayor, welfare department mistakes, Reform Michigan Govt. petition. Guest is Judge Deborah Thomas (D).

Correspondents Edition
Aug. 8, 2008 | #3806
Primary results, Obama and McCain in Michigan, bottle deposits, and the latest on Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.

Weekly Edition
Aug. 15, 2008 | #3807
Removal hearing for Detroit mayor scheduled; legal battle over the government reform proposal continues. The guest is Rep. Craig Deroche (R).

Correspondents Edition
Aug. 22, 2008 | #3808
Reform effort halted, medical marijuana and stem cell research reach ballot, new jobs, and a preview of the upcoming national Democratic convention.

Weekly Edition
Aug. 29, 2008 | #3809
Michigan Dems at the DNC, Biden for VP, and a House Speaker recall could be on the ballot. Guest is Adolph Mongo, with his take on the Kwame Kilpatrick story.

Weekly Edition
Sep. 5, 2008 | #3810
Kilpatrick case, Sarah Palin and the reaction in Michigan, Reform Michigan reaches the state Supreme Court. The guest is Nancy Skinner (D).

Weekly Edition
Sep. 12, 2008 | #3811
Court takes reform off of ballot, and the latest on the presidential race in Michigan. Guest is Rep. Brian Calley (R).

Weekly Edition
Sep. 19, 2008 | #3812
McCain and Palin in Grand Rapids, and a breakthrough in the energy package. The guest is Michigan AFL-CIO president Mark Gaffney.

Weekly Edition
Sep. 26, 2008 | #3813
Detroit's new mayor visits Lansing, the smoking ban is in trouble, and lawmakers wrap up the budget. The guest is economist Patrick Anderson.

Weekly Edition
Oct. 3, 2008 | #3814
Obama in Grand Rapids and East Lansing, anti-medical marijuana coalition, and the vice presidential debate. The guest is Rep. Fred Miller (D).

Weekly Edition
Oct. 10, 2008 | #3815
Supporters keep the McCain campaign alive in Michigan and Republicans call Democrats back to work on a tax cut. The guest is State Senator Valde Garcia (R).

Correspondents Edition
Oct. 17, 2008 | #3816
The final presidential debate, the campaign in Michigan, ballot proposals, and the state Supreme Court and Michigan House races.

Weekly Edition
Oct. 24, 2008 | #3817
U.S. Senate debates in Michigan, the legislature's lame duck session and Stryker money and the House races. The guest is Representative Steve Tobocman (D).

Election Edition
Oct. 31, 2008 | #3818
Tim Skubick and panelists take a look at the Michigan presidential contest, the House races, the ballot proposals, and university board races.

Correspondents Edition
Nov. 7, 2008 | #3819
In a post-election edition, Tim Skubick and the panel touch all the bases, from the White House to the state House.

Weekly Edition
Nov. 14, 2008 | #3820
Dick DeVos drops out of the governor's race, a lawmaker is tased, and the budget deficit keeps going up. The guest is Rick Johnson, who helped pass Prop 2.

Weekly Edition
Nov. 21, 2008 | #3821
The auto bailout, the Lansing budget mess, and Dennis Archer (D) as a possible candidate for governor. The guest is Paul Welday (R).

Special Edition
Nov. 28, 2008 | #3822
A one-on-one interview with Chief Justice Cliff Taylor, who will be leaving state government at the end of the year after his election defeat.

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
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. 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.

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.

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.

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