Off the Record

Weekly Michigan Public TV coverage of the governor’s office, the state legislature, the political campaign trail, and state government. With senior capitol correspondent Tim Skubick and his capitol press corps colleagues.

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Weekly Recently Correspondents Edition 7/30/2010 | #4005 Correspondents focus on the election. Kathy Barks Hoffman, Chuck Stokes, Stephen Henderson, Jeff Cranson join senior capital correspondent Tim Skubick. |more... Weekly Edition 7/23/2010 | #4004 This week's update on the governor race, Medicaid budget cuts and the effect on the deficit in Michigan. The guest is Tea Party supporter Gene Clem. |more... Weekly Edition 7/16/2010 | #4003 The governor race, Tea Party may be on ballot, pollster says Obama might be helping GOP. The guest is labor leader Patrick Devlin. |more... Weekly Edition 7/9/2010 | #4002 No sales tax on services, running for one office while serving in another, and candidate Snyder's running mate choice. The guest is Mark Gaffney of the AFL-CIO. |more... More Weekly Episodes

Specials Watch this space for news about upcoming Election 2010 Off the Record Specials. In the meantime, you might enjoy these specials from past elections. Past Specials Crossroads - An Off the Record Special 10/31/2008 | #OTRS-S3807 How the proposed policies and presidencies of candidates John McCain and Barack Obama will impact Michigan. |more... 7th Congressional District Race - An Off the Record Special 10/31/2008 | #OTRS-S3806 Challenger Mark Schauer (D) is interviewed by Tim Skubick and a panel of correspondents. |more... The Michigan Proposals - An Off the Record Special 10/24/2008 | #OTRS-S3805 Debates between proponents and opponents of Michigan ballot Proposals 1 and 2, moderated by Tim Skubick. |more... MSU Trustees Race - An Off the Record Special 10/24/2008 | #OTRS-S3804 Debate among candidates for two open seats on the MSU Board of Trustees, moderated by Tim Skubick. |more... More Specials

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