MIRS Monday, May 2, 2011

Detroit Mayor David Bing visited Lansing on Thursday to urge lawmakers and Gov. Rick Snyder to move legislation to keep his city out of Emergency Manager status. Listen to the raw audio of his press conference. MIRS Editor Kyle Melinn makes the argument why U.S. Rep. Thad McCotter is positioned to be the Republicans' U.S. Senate nominee. MIRS Senior Analyst Susan J. Demas talks about the sights and sounds from the Gov. Rick Snyder commencement address at the Unversity of Michigan. Also, Gov. Jennifer Granholm's portrait is going up in the Capitol. What should we be looking for?