MIRS Monday, May 11, 2015

Sen. Virgil Smith (D-Detroit) is in a public relations disaster after more details of this past weekend's shooting incident become public. What advice would Kelly Rossman-McKinney of Truscott Rossman give Smith during this mess? How will this impact his effectiveness in Lansing? Rossman-McKinney and MLive's Emily Lawler weigh in on this question. The two were also asked whether the resounding defeat of Proposal 1 and Gov. Rick Snyder's decision to formally leave the presidential sweepstakes were related.

Also, two energy officials -- Matthew Paul of DTE Energy and Brandon Hofmeister of Consumers Energy -- talk about why natural gas will likely pass coal as Michigan's largest energy source and why renewable energy isn't growing at the same rate.