MIRS Monday, Mar. 11, 2019

If expanding the Elliott Larsen Civil Rights Act to the LGBT community went on the board for a House vote, Erin Knott of Equality Michigan said she believes it would pass. What if it went to the Senate? The LGBT advocacy group's interim director also talks about tracking hate crime incidents, among other issues.

Kathy Barks Hoffman of Martin Waymire adds her insight into such questions as: Is the honeymoon over between Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Republican-led Legislature? Which former governor does Gov. Whitmer's budget more closely resemble? Should Whitmer be concerned that her favorability number is only 3 percentage points higher than that of President Donald Trump?