MIRS Monday, Sept. 25, 2017

The MIRS team ties a bow on the Michigan Republican Party's biennial conference on Mackinac Island by putting forth answers to some lingering questions: Was the event Attorney General Bill Schuette's coronation for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in 2018? Why did Schuette say he would "change" the state' prevailing wage law as opposed to "repealing it?" And why wasn't there a large presence for Lt. Gov. Brian Calley's Clean Michigan Government proposal?

Also, U.S. Senate candidate John James talks about the reaction of his prominent father, business leader and Democratic contributor John A. James, in running for the Republican nomination. How much of James' personal wealth will go into winning his bid next August? The anti-abortion, pro-gun conservative makes his case on this week's podcast.