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The Democratic Legislature is setting historic records for movement of major legislation, all focused on improving the lives of Michigan families: their schools, their workplace, and their cost of living. Today’s podcast catches up on all the incredible action by our legislators, beginning with a nearly $1-billion tax cut for working families and senior citizens.
Links to Stories We’re Following This Week
- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs Michigan tax relief, minus $180 inflation relief checks | Bridge Michigan
- Michigan House passes bills to repeal right-to-work – Detroit Free Press
- Michigan House Democrats pass prevailing wage bill – Detroit Free Press
- Michigan House votes to repeal 1931 abortion ban – Bridge Michigan
- House votes to expand background checks on gun sales – Detroit Free Press
- Gun reform proposals receive first hearing in Michigan Legislature – WILX TV
- Michigan bill would repeal legal protections for gun industry – Detroit News
- Michigan voters support lifetime firearms ban for some crimes, poll says – Detroit News
- Michigan Safety Survey Report – Glengariff Group
- MSU shooting victim’s mom testifies for gun safety laws – Bridge Michigan
- Democrats mobilize on gun safety bills after flipping state legislatures, governor’s offices – The Washington Post
- Democrats push Michigan gun reforms. Here’s what the laws are now – Bridge Michigan
- Michigan House passes bills to repeal right-to-work – Detroit Free Press
- Tax relief restored for Michigan retirees, low-income earners- Detroit Free Press
- Whitmer approves $630 million to support Ford battery plant – Detroit Free Press
- 5 (mostly) good things to know about Michigan’s progress on EVs – Bridge Michigan
- New Michigan scholarship seeks to fill jobs at state’s EV companies – Bridge Michigan
- Opinion | Ford Is Leaving Tesla in the Dust – The New York Times
- Biden 2024 budget to revive transformative economic policy plans – The Washington Post
- Opinion | Joe Biden: My Plan to Extend Medicare for Another Generation – The New York Times
- The Programs You’d Have to Cut to Balance the Budget – The New York Times
- Biden budget vs. House GOP: Values on display in debt fight | AP News
- Tucker Carlson amplifies Jan. 6 lies with GOP-provided video | AP News
- Tucker Carlson mocked by Anderson Cooper, Stephen Colbert over Jan. 6 coverage on Fox – The Washington Post
- Why Michigan Republicans are fretting about 2024 – The Hill
- Ex-Michigan GOP chair, others interviewed for fake Trump elector probe
- Voters Oppose States Censoring Discussions of Racism in Schools
- Jack Carpenter accused of threatening to kill Jewish officials in Michigan – The Washington Post
- Detroit VA hospital harmed patients, altered records, investigation reveals – Detroit News
- VA secretary: Fixes being made at Detroit hospital after critical report – Detroit News