Weekly Editions
A lawmaker in trouble with the law, and first week of the new concealed weapons law. The guest is prosecutor Stuart Dunnings.
Lawmakers leave for summer and college tuition increase rollback fails. The guest is Frank Fleischmann.
Delay in the K-12 budget, Internet tax flap. Guest is Sen. John Cherry.
Great Lakes slant drilling, student knife controversy. The guest is Ross Dykman.
Free media for the Lt. Governor and a redistricting snafu. Guest is Mike Barratt, on slant drilling.
Engler at the NGA , Jaye and 14 others vie for his old seat, and Bonior to announce for governor. Guest is David Jaye.
Governor guessing game, Senate GOP has a Great Lakes plan. Guest is John Truscott.
The Posthumus-Degrow flap, and Dan Pero is the guest, discussing the state of Republican politics on the eve of another race for governor.
The David Jaye romance explodes, more promise-breaking allegations aimed at Dick Posthumus, and pollsters Ed Sarpolus and Tom Shields look at the political landscape this labor day weekend.
The politics of labor day. . how did it go? And Choice for Children leader Betsy DeVos discusses her involvement in the Governor race.
The terrorist attacks have a ripple effect in Michigan... we examine the ins and outs of that. Terry Burns, head of the Service Station Dealers Assocation, talks about the cost of gasoline.
State lawmakers are back from summer recess and they take action on a variety of fronts. We have comments and analysis. Our guest is the head of the House Fiscal Agency, Mitch Bean, who will assess where the state economy is headed in the wake of the 2001-09-11 terrorist attacks.
The Army National Guard is headed to airports, a flood of activity as lawmakers wrap up budgets, and four of the five democrats running for governor meet for the first time.
The Governor has been busy inking out state spending, how safe are our airports and Ms. Norlander discusses her bid to replace Candice Miller. The guest is a republican candidate for Secretary of State, Anne Norlander.
Security at the capitol and the economy in free fall. The guest is another Republican candidate for Secretary of State, Terri Land.
The war on terrorism in Michigan, the anthrax scare hits home and State Police Director Robinson is here to talk about both.
The war on terrorism in Michigan. . . The anthrax and bio-terrorism scare intensifies and Community Health Department Director Jim Haveman is here to talk about it.
The governor is ready to go with budget cuts, Bill Schuette drops out of the Attorney General race, and Republican Ed Hamilton discusses his long shot to be governor.
In the hot seat, State Budget Director Don Gilmer on why the governor did what he did to balance the budget. Also, post-debate analysis on the first TV meeting of the five dems running for governor, and post-election day analysis.
The dust settles in the Detroit mayoral race: how did Kilpatrick win and what does that mean for the upcoming governor race? Some fees you pay are going up, too. The guest is State Senator and possible candidate for Secretary of State, Dianne Byrum.
The governor opens the door on a possible hike in jobless benefits, and the battle for a new Democratic leader heats up. The guest is a candidate for the House Democratic leadership post, Representative Jack Minore of Flint.
The first casualty in the Democratic race for governor, changing the term limit law, Arab-American profiling, and straight party voting. Guest is Detroit Representative Buzz Thomas.
An effort to hike the state cigarette tax, and the governor in a full court press on expanding broadband services. The guest is Butch Hollowell, a Wayne County Democrat anxious to run for Secretary of State.
An anti-terrorism bill package, and possible changes in the term limit law. Guest is Lynn Jondahl (D) Former State Representative.
More bad economic news on the horizon and lawmakers are home for the holidays. The guest is House GOP Speaker Rick Johnson, here to put in perspective what lawmakers did to you and for you this past year.
A year in review on OTR.
The Rocky Raczkowski vs. Carl Levin U. S. Senate race, and, lawmakers are back in town. Guest is George Zimmerman, Travel Michigan Director.
David Bonior campaign contributions make news, Democrats want to block the straight party line voting ban, and will there be a single business tax rollback? The guest is Representative Mickey Mortimer who works on election and mental health issues in the Michigan House.
State bean counters count the beans and come up $900 million short, Democrats see a budget issue emerging in this early election year, and Congressman Mike Rogers talks about Enron and tax cuts.
Governor John Engler gives the 2002 State of the State address, a package of terrorism bills, and more.
College tuition, wiretap monitoring, the upcoming Senate race and more. The guest is Representative and U. S. Senate Candidate Andrew Raczkowski (R).
The governor scores some points on the education front, tossing in a tax cut for good measure; and the new state budget is here. The guest is west Michigan Congressman Peter Hoekstra, working on the Enron mess and school funding.
Topics include school accountability, campaign contributions and a ban on great lakes directional drilling. The guest is attorney Richard McLellan of the Dykema Gosset law firm and he has the Capital news.
Saving the ailing Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance program, State may play a role in running Metro Airport, funding for sewers and schools, and more. The guest is Frank Fitzgerald.
Tim Skubick conducts a one-on-one exit interview with departing State Police Director Colonel Mike Robinson.
David Bonior (D), candidate for governor, is the guest.
Haggling over jobless benefits heats up, Attorney General candidate DeGrow takes an offer, and the guest this week is Michigan GOP National Committeeman Chuck Yob, here to discuss the race for governor.
Governor Engler: would he try to stack the court with conservative appointments, if given the chance? Jobless benefits change and the flap over Chuck Yob. The guest is candidate for governor Jim Blanchard, here to talk about his campaign and the other democratic contenders.
The Chuck Yob story gets legs as top GOP leaders call for his head. Frank Kelley defends Jennifer Granholm from Bonior and Blanchard attacks. The guest is Lansing Judge Tom Brennan Jr. , who claims Gov. Engler tried to get him out of the race for the State Court of Appeals.
Spring edition Reporter Roundtable.
Lawmakers are back in town tackling a boost in jobless benefits, a major rewrite of the state charter school laws, and more. From the Wayne County Prosecutor Office, Mike Cox discusses his GOP bid to be the next State Attorney General.
Federal court action could produce some delays in the August 6th primary vote count, and Dick Posthumus trots out an old plan to hold out taxes. Our guest is the chairperson of the Green Party, Paul Emery, to discuss what role his party will play in this election cycle.
Tim talks with Paul Hillegonds, co-Speaker of the Michigan House from l993 to l994, for his take on the current term-limited legislature, school funding reforms, and the future of state politics.
Panelists discuss the latest charter school developments, the governor signs a new tax cut to help fund schools and the latest from the campaign trail. Then, GOP candidate for governor John Schwarz.
Not enough money flowing into state coffers sets the stage for another round of budget cuts and maybe a freeze on two tax rollbacks; and some changes in the Posthumus campaign. The guest is former State Treasurer Mark Murray, now President of Grand Valley State University on the west side of the state.
Filling that $500 million hole in the state budget -- which services are on the block? And, the filing deadline for elective office. The guest is democratic candidate for attorney general, Marietta Robinson.
Lots of school kids flunking the MEAP, the guv candidates debate the environment, and a court ruling on redistricting. The guest is Dan Pero, new campaign manager for the Posthumus for Governor effort.
A move to hike the tobacco tax by 40%, MEAP scores not very pleasing, and new polling results in the race for governor. Then, darkhorse Republican candidate for governor Jim Moody, who came out of nowhere, makes his first statewide TV appearance on his candidacy.
Tim and the reporters wrap-up a busy week: tobacco tax, sex offender registry, casino gaming, the Mackinac Island.
Crunch time on the budget, the governor embraces more gambling at race tracks, and more. The guest is former candidate for governor Larry Owen, who is helping to raise money for his old boss, Jim Blanchard.
The governor strikes out on hiking the cigarette tax as Democrats stiff him in the Michigan House; three debates in the GOP race for governor, and, what about the Democrats? The guest is the ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, Representative A. T. Frank.
Posthumus and Granholm launch first TV ads, debates in the democratic race for governor and balancing the books. The guest is Rick Cole of Michigan Blue Cross Blue Shield.
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