Tag: Republican State Rep. Matt Hall

Budget Showdowns, Haley Stevens’ Napa Getaway, and Ranked Choice Voting w/ Joe Spaulding

October 2, 2025 Here’s the 150th episode of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-19:00: Gilchrist on Gaza/ Government Shutdown/Haley Stevens Pat Johnston applauds Michigan Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist’s announcement where he called Israel’s actions in Gaza to be a genocide against the Palestinian people. The federal government is closed as MAGA Republicans, like Congresswoman Lisa McClain,…

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MAGA Michigan’s Budget Insanity; Whitmer’s Special Election Error

August 28, 2025 Here’s Episode 145 of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-17:23: MAGA MI Republican Budget Pat Johnston breaks down the MAGA Michigan Republican budget, which state House Speaker Matt Hall unveiled this week after delaying and delaying all summer long. Only one Democrat in the State House voted with Republicans, and it was none…

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$1 Billion In Corporate Subsidies Fail Michigan w/ Bridge Michigan’s Paula Gardner

#podcast #politics #Michigan #Democrats #progressives #CorporateCorruption #GovernmentCorruption #CorporateWelfare #WorkingClass #Lobbying #DonorBase #CorporateAuthoritarianism #Trump #ElonMusk #Whitmer #MattHall #Republicans #LeftOfLansing Here’s Episode 131 of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast for May 1, 2025! 00:00-21:41: Trump’s Low #’s/Slotkin & Oligarchy The first segment features Pat Johnston detailing how Michiganders, and America, are giving Trump a failing grade after his…

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This Election Is Freedom vs. Fascism, and Normalcy vs. More MAGA Insanity

Here’s Episode 109 of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-21:06: Democracy vs. Fascism We’re just a few days away from the biggest and most consequential election since Abraham Lincoln’s victory in 1860. It’s amazing how the United States is close to installing a true fascist movement into the White House. But Pat gives some optimism and…

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