X – The Podcast

We’re on indictment watch again this week. By the time you are listening to us, Donald Trump could be completing his 2023 “indictment hat trick”, this time for his leadership of efforts to steal the 2020 election. In addition to his two already issued criminal indictments, he’s also facing a court date in the continuation of his losing civil battle with rape victim E. Jean Carroll … and he might get the indictment grand slam as Georgia prepares to step in. Sam Inglot – Executive Director, Progress Michigan In Michigan, Attorney General Dana Nessel appears on the verge of issuing multiple indictments for tampering with election tabulators. The likely targets are her 2022 GOP opponent Matt DePerno, along with former state representative Daire Rendon and Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf. There’s no question the takeover of state government by Democrats – the first total control for the party in 40 years – has brought about a lot of change in Michigan law, changes that are being noticed nationwide. We talk aboutt what to expect in Chapter 2 of this governance story with the new Executive Director of Progress Michigan, Sam Inglot! =========================== This week’s podcast is underwritten in part by EPIC-MRAEPIC ▪ MRA is a full service survey research firm with expertise in: • Public Opinion Surveys • Market Research Studies • Live Telephone Surveys • On-Line and Automated Surveys • Focus Group Research • Bond Proposals – Millage Campaigns • Political Campaigns & Consulting • Ballot Proposals – Issue Advocacy Research • Community – Media Relations • Issue – Image Management • Database Development & List Management =========================== Stories We’re Following This Week New charges against Trump in Mar-a-Lago classified documents case. Here’s what to know – AP NewsDemocrats plot middle-class message to retake economic high ground – The Washington PostJuly is already the warmest month on record, scientists calculate – AP News60% of the US population under extreme weather advisories | AP NewsWhitmer signs energy bills to advance Democrats’ climate goals – Detroit Free PressFederal infrastructure, clean energy spending is powering the economy and lifting GDP – The Washington PostQ2 GDP stronger than expected: – Fox NewsGDP Grew at 2.4% Rate in Q2 as US Economy Stayed on Track – The New York TimesBiden signs an order designed to strengthen protections for sexual assault victims in the military – AP NewsLarry Nassar survivors sue Michigan State over released documents – Detroit Free Press2023 Michigan State University shooting – WikipediaLarry Nassar – WikipediaMichigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer expands teacher union rights, critics say it sets back students – Bridge MichiganGov. Gretchen Whitmer signs law to make Michigan 22nd state to ban conversion therapy – Bridge Michigan‘I have been indicted,’ says suspect in Michigan vote machine tampering probe – Bridge MichiganFormer Michigan GOP co-chair pleads not guilty to fake elector charges – Bridge MichiganVoters Largely Oppose Conservative Amendments to Defense Spending Bill – Data for ProgressHow Supreme Court Justices Make Millions From Book Deals – The New York TimesHow George Santos Used Political Connections to Fuel Get-Rich Schemes – The New York TimesRepublicans Reframe 2024 as a Race Versus Harris – Not Biden – The MessengerThe GOP’s lengthy impeachment and censure lists – The Washington PostAlabama’s Proposed Congressional Map Is Still Biased Against Black Voters – FiveThirtyEightTrump wants to see Biden impeached, and other Republicans are quick to pile on – AP NewsDeSantis Faces Swell of Criticism Over Florida’s New Standards for Black History – The New York TimesThe Steep Cost of Ron DeSantis’s Vaccine Turnabout – The New York TimesIn a new post, John F. Kennedy’s grandson, Jack Schlossberg, slammed his cousin RFK Jr.’s candidacy as an ‘embarrassment’ – InstagramWhy Republican state AGs are seeking out-of-state medical records – Maddow BlogRepublican Rep. Lisa McClain won’t run for U.S. Senate in Michigan – Detroit News