MIRS Monday, Jan. 22, 2018

Tuesday's State of the State will be Gov. Rick Snyder's last, but Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich (D-Flint) doesn't expect it to be the best of the bunch. In fact, he tells MIRS that he's mentally moving on to the next governor on issues like public infrastructure. That said, what does the Senate's lead Democrat want to hear from the Snyder?

Also, can you run for Michigan State University's Board of Trustees and be supportive of President Lou Anna K. Simon? MIRS Publisher John Reurink predicts Simon will survive the current year, but what about next year? And, finally, gubernatorial hopeful Gretchen Whitmer was the star of the show at Sunday's women's march. Why was Abdul El-Sayed in Las Vegas?