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Former MI Speaker of the House and current
consultant for Fraser Consulting Rick Johnson
posted 9.03.10 (source: WATT radio)
Rick Johnson talks about Michigan's
structural deficit, why he thinks term limits
should be revised, and politcal power in Lansing
and Washington D.C.
 Click here for full audio interview TRT 26:34
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20th District State Senator and Michigan
gubernatorial candidate Tom George
recorded 11.25.09
Dr. Tom George discusses his ideas on fixing health
care, why Public Act 312--which allows retirement
after 20 years of service--needs revising, and why
Michigan term limits on the state House & Senate
seats should be modified.
Click here for full audio interview TRT 18:30
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Former Gateway President/COO, successful
entrepreneur, and Republican gubernatorial
candidate Rick Synder
recorded 10.23.09
Rick Snyder talks about his philosophy to service
citizens like customers, whether legislative term limits
should be modified, and why he is running for
governor.
Click here for full audio interview TRT 12:27
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Oakland County Sheriff and Republican
gubernatorial candidate Mike Bouchard
recorded 10.16.09
Mike Bouchard discusses privatization and how it
has saved Oakland County $15 million since he
became Sheriff, what Michigan needs to do resolve its
structural deficit, and why Michigan's tough minimum
sentencing laws should not be repealed.
Click here for full audio interview TRT 16:59
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103rd State House Representative Joel Sheltrown
recorded 08.17.09
103rd State House Representative Joel Sheltrown discusses Speaker Dillon's proposal to pool Michigan municipal employees into a single health care plan, what to do about the state's budget crisis, and his idea on how to eliminate personal income tax and the Michigan Business Tax.
Click here for full audio interview TRT 21:19
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Leon Drolet, Chairman of Michigan Taxpayers Alliance
recorded 07.06.09
Chairman of the Michigan Taxpayers Alliance Leon Drolet discusses how the state of Michigan could erase its structural deficit and save four to six billion dollars annually by having active municipal employee's health benefits mirror what private employees receive.
Click here for full audio interview TRT 22:00
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Kelly M. Farr, Consumers Energy Public Affairs Director
recorded 06.12.09
Kelly Farr talks about the proposed Consumers Energy clean coal burning plant near Bay City, the myths and facts behind wind turbine energy, and Michigan's new 10% green energy standard that must be met by 2015 (and what it will cost the average customer).
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 Bill Ballenger, Editor/Publisher of Inside Michigan Politics
recorded 02.10.2009
Editor/Publisher of Inside Michigan Politics Bill Ballenger
talks about the state’s prison costs, Detroit Public
Schools, and term limits on state representatives,
senators, and the executive branch.
TRT 17:27
 L. Brooks Patterson, Oakland County Executive
recorded 01.06.09
Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson discusses
Michigan’s precarious automotive situation, how his
county innovatively stabilized and paid for Oakland
County’s retiree health care costs, and privatization of
government services.
TRT 14:28
 Darwin Booher, 102nd District State Representative
recorded 10.27.08
102nd District State Representative Darwin Booher says Michigan’s
2009 budget deficit could be as high as $1 billion, comments on
lawmaker term limits, and the Michigan business tax
(or M.B.T.)
TRT 23:07
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