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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Good friend Kyle Osen will hear from now the founder
of the Midwest or the Midwestern or dot News on
the line with this good morning.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
Good morning.
Speaker 3 (00:08):
You know this is our love.
Speaker 1 (00:08):
Other way, I think this is our last conversation of
the year, Kyle, me and you. It's uh, you know
this is I would feel like it's got a little
more weight on it than a just a random Friday.
Speaker 3 (00:21):
But man, there's so much news.
Speaker 1 (00:23):
It never stops in this uh, in this day and age,
so on it next next week obviously, I've got some
out of town for some family, and I'm getting ready
to gear up for the Glenn back program. We're gonna
do some fill in for Glenn during the Christmas time,
So that's why I'm trying to get my family stuff
out of the way.
Speaker 2 (00:41):
Uh.
Speaker 1 (00:41):
And then we're into twenty twenty six, and what a
year it's gonna be. I think you talk about the
significance of that year and what it really will have
on the on the state of Michigan where we go
from here.
Speaker 3 (00:53):
You guys have been doing an awful lot of reporting
about this.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
Yeah, there's a lot, there's obviously, Like going on, twenty
twenty six is a huge year for Michigan in the
direction that we as a state are going to head.
And so obviously there's you know, several statewide elections going on,
very different philosophies, very different personalities and life experiences in
(01:20):
all of that, and so it's going to be interesting
to see. And we'll continue to be in Lansing, will
be on the campaign trail covering candidates and campaigns, and
there's a lot going on.
Speaker 1 (01:31):
Let's talk about what's happening right now across the status.
The Midwestern Aer covers these stories each and every day
at the Midwestern or the Midwesterner dot NE. So we
do have some big ones on the tap right now
and some of the stuff obviously, you know, there's some
data center updates we got to talk about. That's a
whole other issue that I think will continue to be
(01:51):
a big one through twenty twenty six. But the House
saying no, so Whitmer last minute spending spree might be
it's a top of the list today because again it
just proves what happens when you get some adults.
Speaker 3 (02:04):
In the room.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
Yeah, basically what had happened was the Whitmer administration submitted
a list of items they wanted to spend money on
because that hadn't been spent, and it was six hundred
and forty four million dollars, which is a lot of money,
and it's it just sort of seemed to come out
of nowhere, and it was submitted to the Appropriate the
(02:28):
House Appropriations Committee, which you know, has to appropriate the money,
and the Republican majority on the committee said, no, we're
not going to spend six hundred and forty four million
dollars on these last minute projects. And I saw Matt
Maddick tweeted something about since Whitmer has been in office,
(02:49):
this this sort of last minute Oh, we haven't spent this,
so we have to all of a sudden spend It
totals ten billion dollars and it's just and so the
new Republican majority in the House is saying, no, we're
not doing this business as usual.
Speaker 1 (03:05):
Yeah, and I've seen Maneck and some of the others
make the point too, And maybe Kyle you can you
can tie this in. But there's a lot of money
that's sitting around that hasn't been spent that Democrats billions.
Maybe that's just sitting in coffers. And part of this
is this play that gets done it last minute, as
you speak, is just sort of like the way of
taking care of their their cronies, the folks that have
(03:28):
you know, that donated to the campaign or whatever it
might be. They they've got this sort of slice look
way of doing it behind closed doors.
Speaker 2 (03:36):
Well sure, and it's and it's always we have to
spend the money. It's never oh we didn't. We didn't
end up doing that project. So maybe we should save
the money, we should put it in a rainy day fund,
maybe we should give it back to taxpayers. That's a
radical concept. And no, they don't do that. They just say, oh,
we've got to spend it, because of course it's not
their money, and so it doesn't really matter to them.
(04:00):
They just want to spend it. And the Republicans said, no,
we're not going to do that. Now, the question is
what's going to happen next year, because you know, this money,
they would have to do a tax cut in order
to give it back, and there's not been any indication
that they're going to do that, or that Whitmer would
you know, or the state Senate would go along with
(04:22):
anything like that. So it just rolls over. But the
Republicans and the Appropriations Committee and the Speaker.
Speaker 3 (04:30):
Of the House.
Speaker 2 (04:32):
They have to be vigilant that this is not just
spent anyway.
Speaker 1 (04:36):
All right, let's talk about crazy money flying around and
in the way that that that works in Lansing. Mally
McMorrow she's out there talking about how bad Ticketmaster prices
are after she did something to raise those very prices
herself recently.
Speaker 2 (04:56):
The irony right, and I I agree with her. The
ticket prices are outrageous. I was just looking at a
concert that's about to go on sale and the front
section is over six hundred dollars face value a ticket.
It's outrageous. But you know what, as a consumer, if
I don't want to pay that, then I won't pay
(05:17):
that and I won't go. That's that's a choice that
we all make. And it is you know, Ticketmaster and
the other the other ticket you know companies are they
are they gouging? You know, I wouldn't. I would not
make the case that they aren't. But what Mallory mcmurrow's
trying to do is have it both ways. Because she's
(05:38):
complaining about ticket prices, which I think we all agree
are outrageous, but a couple of years ago, she floated
this idea of doing an amusement tax. And this was
and she floated this right when the Lions were starting
to get better, and she wanted to seize on Lion
ticket Lion ticket prices and people going to games and saying,
(06:01):
let's tax that. And so she wanted to create this
fun tax on Lions tickets, sports tickets, zoos, museums, all
kinds of things, anything that would be deemed fun she
wanted to tax. So while she's complaining about ticketmaster prices,
she would have made it worse if her amusement tax
(06:23):
was passed.
Speaker 1 (06:24):
Yeah, it's another one of those stories that you just
can't make up. And yet they have it at the
Midwest or the Midwestern Dot News and you can find
out more.
Speaker 3 (06:34):
There's more growing and we'll try it the wrap here.
Speaker 1 (06:36):
But this is going to be a big issue end
A twenty twenty six because they're not going away anytime soon.
It's not just here, they're all throughout the Midwest, South,
throughout the country, but the data centers AI and the
rest of them growing opposition as we've seen in the
last days as well.
Speaker 2 (06:50):
Yeah, it's growing because it seems to be done in secret.
These are just sort of surprise announcements and they're trying
to rush them through. And what we're seeing in Saline
and in Howell and Lowell and across the state is
local residents are saying, at the very least, can we
slow the process down so we can better understand what
(07:12):
this is going to do to our community. But the
Whitmer administration, the MPSC, they are they're charging ahead and
they're going to do everything they can to steam roll
these local communities. And so we're going to be there
in Howell and Lowell and everywhere else bringing to our
readers exactly what's going on and what local residents are
(07:33):
doing to have their say.
Speaker 1 (07:36):
It's a big story. It's a very important one. And
again I'm growing in the twenty twenty six and beyond,
but stick with Kyle and the folks at the Midwestern
are and here as well for the latest on these
stories and more what matters most in Westmshe can to
be on.
Speaker 3 (07:47):
We're going to have.
Speaker 1 (07:48):
All the updates in twenty twenty six and more from
our good friends at the Midwestern.
Speaker 3 (07:54):
Don't just bookmarket.
Speaker 1 (07:56):
You want to put your name in so you can
get the updates as well, sent right straight to your
email via the Oak. Always a pleasure, my friend. Merry
Christmas and a happy New Year to you.
Speaker 2 (08:06):
Thank you. Merry Christmas.
Good friend Kyle Osen will hear from now the founder
of the Midwest or the Midwestern or dot News on
the line with this good morning.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
Good morning.
Speaker 3 (00:08):
You know this is our love.
Speaker 1 (00:08):
Other way, I think this is our last conversation of
the year, Kyle, me and you. It's uh, you know
this is I would feel like it's got a little
more weight on it than a just a random Friday.
Speaker 3 (00:21):
But man, there's so much news.
Speaker 1 (00:23):
It never stops in this uh, in this day and age,
so on it next next week obviously, I've got some
out of town for some family, and I'm getting ready
to gear up for the Glenn back program. We're gonna
do some fill in for Glenn during the Christmas time,
So that's why I'm trying to get my family stuff
out of the way.
Speaker 2 (00:41):
Uh.
Speaker 1 (00:41):
And then we're into twenty twenty six, and what a
year it's gonna be. I think you talk about the
significance of that year and what it really will have
on the on the state of Michigan where we go
from here.
Speaker 3 (00:53):
You guys have been doing an awful lot of reporting
about this.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
Yeah, there's a lot, there's obviously, Like going on, twenty
twenty six is a huge year for Michigan in the
direction that we as a state are going to head.
And so obviously there's you know, several statewide elections going on,
very different philosophies, very different personalities and life experiences in
(01:20):
all of that, and so it's going to be interesting
to see. And we'll continue to be in Lansing, will
be on the campaign trail covering candidates and campaigns, and
there's a lot going on.
Speaker 1 (01:31):
Let's talk about what's happening right now across the status.
The Midwestern Aer covers these stories each and every day
at the Midwestern or the Midwesterner dot NE. So we
do have some big ones on the tap right now
and some of the stuff obviously, you know, there's some
data center updates we got to talk about. That's a
whole other issue that I think will continue to be
(01:51):
a big one through twenty twenty six. But the House
saying no, so Whitmer last minute spending spree might be
it's a top of the list today because again it
just proves what happens when you get some adults.
Speaker 3 (02:04):
In the room.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
Yeah, basically what had happened was the Whitmer administration submitted
a list of items they wanted to spend money on
because that hadn't been spent, and it was six hundred
and forty four million dollars, which is a lot of money,
and it's it just sort of seemed to come out
of nowhere, and it was submitted to the Appropriate the
(02:28):
House Appropriations Committee, which you know, has to appropriate the money,
and the Republican majority on the committee said, no, we're
not going to spend six hundred and forty four million
dollars on these last minute projects. And I saw Matt
Maddick tweeted something about since Whitmer has been in office,
(02:49):
this this sort of last minute Oh, we haven't spent this,
so we have to all of a sudden spend It
totals ten billion dollars and it's just and so the
new Republican majority in the House is saying, no, we're
not doing this business as usual.
Speaker 1 (03:05):
Yeah, and I've seen Maneck and some of the others
make the point too, And maybe Kyle you can you
can tie this in. But there's a lot of money
that's sitting around that hasn't been spent that Democrats billions.
Maybe that's just sitting in coffers. And part of this
is this play that gets done it last minute, as
you speak, is just sort of like the way of
taking care of their their cronies, the folks that have
(03:28):
you know, that donated to the campaign or whatever it
might be. They they've got this sort of slice look
way of doing it behind closed doors.
Speaker 2 (03:36):
Well sure, and it's and it's always we have to
spend the money. It's never oh we didn't. We didn't
end up doing that project. So maybe we should save
the money, we should put it in a rainy day fund,
maybe we should give it back to taxpayers. That's a
radical concept. And no, they don't do that. They just say, oh,
we've got to spend it, because of course it's not
their money, and so it doesn't really matter to them.
(04:00):
They just want to spend it. And the Republicans said, no,
we're not going to do that. Now, the question is
what's going to happen next year, because you know, this money,
they would have to do a tax cut in order
to give it back, and there's not been any indication
that they're going to do that, or that Whitmer would
you know, or the state Senate would go along with
(04:22):
anything like that. So it just rolls over. But the
Republicans and the Appropriations Committee and the Speaker.
Speaker 3 (04:30):
Of the House.
Speaker 2 (04:32):
They have to be vigilant that this is not just
spent anyway.
Speaker 1 (04:36):
All right, let's talk about crazy money flying around and
in the way that that that works in Lansing. Mally
McMorrow she's out there talking about how bad Ticketmaster prices
are after she did something to raise those very prices
herself recently.
Speaker 2 (04:56):
The irony right, and I I agree with her. The
ticket prices are outrageous. I was just looking at a
concert that's about to go on sale and the front
section is over six hundred dollars face value a ticket.
It's outrageous. But you know what, as a consumer, if
I don't want to pay that, then I won't pay
(05:17):
that and I won't go. That's that's a choice that
we all make. And it is you know, Ticketmaster and
the other the other ticket you know companies are they
are they gouging? You know, I wouldn't. I would not
make the case that they aren't. But what Mallory mcmurrow's
trying to do is have it both ways. Because she's
(05:38):
complaining about ticket prices, which I think we all agree
are outrageous, but a couple of years ago, she floated
this idea of doing an amusement tax. And this was
and she floated this right when the Lions were starting
to get better, and she wanted to seize on Lion
ticket Lion ticket prices and people going to games and saying,
(06:01):
let's tax that. And so she wanted to create this
fun tax on Lions tickets, sports tickets, zoos, museums, all
kinds of things, anything that would be deemed fun she
wanted to tax. So while she's complaining about ticketmaster prices,
she would have made it worse if her amusement tax
(06:23):
was passed.
Speaker 1 (06:24):
Yeah, it's another one of those stories that you just
can't make up. And yet they have it at the
Midwest or the Midwestern Dot News and you can find
out more.
Speaker 3 (06:34):
There's more growing and we'll try it the wrap here.
Speaker 1 (06:36):
But this is going to be a big issue end
A twenty twenty six because they're not going away anytime soon.
It's not just here, they're all throughout the Midwest, South,
throughout the country, but the data centers AI and the
rest of them growing opposition as we've seen in the
last days as well.
Speaker 2 (06:50):
Yeah, it's growing because it seems to be done in secret.
These are just sort of surprise announcements and they're trying
to rush them through. And what we're seeing in Saline
and in Howell and Lowell and across the state is
local residents are saying, at the very least, can we
slow the process down so we can better understand what
(07:12):
this is going to do to our community. But the
Whitmer administration, the MPSC, they are they're charging ahead and
they're going to do everything they can to steam roll
these local communities. And so we're going to be there
in Howell and Lowell and everywhere else bringing to our
readers exactly what's going on and what local residents are
(07:33):
doing to have their say.
Speaker 1 (07:36):
It's a big story. It's a very important one. And
again I'm growing in the twenty twenty six and beyond,
but stick with Kyle and the folks at the Midwestern
are and here as well for the latest on these
stories and more what matters most in Westmshe can to
be on.
Speaker 3 (07:47):
We're going to have.
Speaker 1 (07:48):
All the updates in twenty twenty six and more from
our good friends at the Midwestern.
Speaker 3 (07:54):
Don't just bookmarket.
Speaker 1 (07:56):
You want to put your name in so you can
get the updates as well, sent right straight to your
email via the Oak. Always a pleasure, my friend. Merry
Christmas and a happy New Year to you.
Speaker 2 (08:06):
Thank you. Merry Christmas.
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