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Today we are talking to Senator Bert Johnson about two topics: minimum wage, and the situation in Detroit with Snyder and EM Kevyn Orr. Here’s the podcast: We talk about: Minimum wage efforts gotten attention of people all across country Occupy + attack on workers +++ has created a different plateau on which to stand [...]
State Senator Bert Johnson joins us today to discuss Detroit, education, and the criminal investigation into the EAA Today we discuss: Kevyn Orr: Detroit is worse off than we thought (this is what we started with) Snyder is the EM of Detroit EAA federal funds fraud Does Michigan have a legitimate state government Is the [...]
Today our show is dedicated to the memory of Brian Woehlke. Today our friend Senator Bert Johnson is back to talk about public education, EAA, Teach for America, and more. Our audio quality on the interview is very poor. I had to remove all of my participation, but that doesn’t the quality of Senator Johnson’s [...]
Today we talk to Senator Bert Johnson about the Republican practice of stealing legislation from the Democrats. Today we discuss: A good idea is a good idea Republicans take the work product of the Democrats for political gain Stealing legislation includes stealing the talking points and all of the investigative work that goes into preparing [...]
Today we were supposed to have Dawud Walid from CAIR Michigan but my audio recording of that interview did not work properly. I’m going to try to get him on next week. Fortunately Senator Johnson was available to go today, so here he is. By the way I was recording this late at night so [...]
Today we have a short episode, featuring audio by Senator Bert Johnson talking about these GOP tax hikes. 5 Minute Activism: Talk to someone about the effects of the sequester on Michigan. Education cuts, law enforcement, community health threats, you name it, it’s getting cut. Downloads: Sequester quick facts – pdf to help with the [...]
Senator Bert Johnson returns to talk to us a little about EAA, but primarily about Detroit. Why should non-Detroiters care about Detroit and what can non-Detroiters do to help Detroit? We also have a few headlines and some good music after the closing stinger. Headlines: Tim Skubick: Michigan Democrats’ ‘Middle Class Plan’ is really a [...]
Hey it’s the end of our first full week of podcasting. Sweet! Today we have Senator Bert Johnson, Representative David Knezek, and House Dems Communications Ninja Katie Carey talking to us about the EAA. David is with us courtesy of Night Shift with Tony Trupiano. Audio: Senator Bert Johnson Representative David Knezek and the audio [...]
Today we have a few headlines from Detroit as well as a great interview with Senator Bert Johnson. I had some technical problems with my end of the interview but Senator Johnson’s responses are of good quality. Show notes: Cartoon: Nerd Orr Payments received on tax liens against Detroit emergency financial manager’s house Kevyn Orr: [...]
Well I don’t know for sure if he stomped his feet or spit, but would it really surprise you? Here’s what happened: Senator Hunter made a motion to vote on SB 970, which is the bill that would allow Detroit to set the city income tax at 0.5 percent higher than currently allowed. The motion [...]
Yesterday we got the news that a Grand Jury will be investigating #bolgerschmidtfraud. We here at BFM broke the news first, right after we heard it from Gongwer, MIRS, Progress Michigan, and MLive. That’s right, we’re on the ball. So let’s start with the #bolgerschmidtfraud, because I think the grand jury decision is freaking awesome. [...]
