Recent podcasts on the Michigan Senate Republicans website http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop News and information from the Michigan Senate Republicans en-us Copyright 2007 Michigan Senate Republican Caucus. All Rights Reserved. 11/23/2009 6:08:45 PM 20 Senator George comments on the recent budget target agreement between the House and the Senate. Michigan State Senator Tom George M.D. discusses the agreement in light of SCR21 which he sponsored to avoid letting the budget process take this long in future years. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/20/20090917_George_Budget.mp39/17/2009Senator George describes the substance of Senate Concurrent Resolution 21. Michigan State Senator Tom George M.D. speaks on behalf of his Resolution that requires the legislature to complete its budget target process by June 1 and also requires both houses to identify revenue sources for all expenditures within the budget proposals. The object of the resolution is to remove partisan politics for the budget. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/20/200900916_George_SCR21.mp39/16/2009Senator Tom George on the Michigan Talk Radio Network's "MPS In The Morning" program Senator George joins the program to discuss both surgery and the state budget. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/20/20090914_George_MTRN.mp39/14/2009Senator Tom George on the Michigan Talk Radio Network's "MPS In THe Morning" program An in depth look at state budget negotiations. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/20/20090909_George_MTRN.mp39/9/2009Current Events with Senator Tom George: September 2009 Edition. Michigan State Senator Tom George interviews Bill Finch: the Award winning Master Decorative Painter of the Michigan State Capitol. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/20/20090901_George_Cable.mp39/1/2009Senator George defends Senate Republican legislation opposing the Governor's Executive Order to abolish the Michigan Department of History Arts and Libraries (HAL). Michigan State Senator Tom George M.D. explains that closing the of HAL will do very little to help right the state from its $1.2 billion budget deficit and will only damage the stewardship of our state's historic treasures. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/20/20090827_George_HAL.mp38/27/2009Senator George speaks at a press conference at Motor City Blight Busters in Detroit to announce legislation that will aid the city in improving and transforming blighted properties. Michigan State Senator Tom George will soon introduce bills to create a Detroit/Wayne County Redevelopment Authority. The authority wold have broad powers to turn vacant property parcels within the city into productive useful property that improves local communities and helps local families. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/20/20090820_George_Blight_Busters.mp38/20/2009SENATOR TOM GEORGE ON MICHIGAN TALK NETWORK'S "MPS IN THE MORNING" Senator Tom George speaks with Michael Patrick Shiels on a wide range of topics. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/20/20090720_George_MTN.mp37/20/2009Senator Tom George on Michigan Talk Network's "MPS In The Morning" Senator George speaks with Michael Patrick Shiels on a wide range of topics. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/20/20090629_George_NTRN.mp36/29/2009Senator George comments on the Department of Community Health budget. Michigan State Senator Tom George M.D. explains the difficulty placed on Michigan by the multiple restraints the federal government attached to the stimulus funding. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/20/20090624_George_DCH_Budget.mp36/24/2009Senator Tom George on Michigan Talk Network's "MPS In The Morning" Senator George joins Michael Patrick Shiels for an update on his latest activities as he bicycles from his home to the Capitol. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/20/20090622_George_MTN.mp36/22/2009Senator George speaks to the press to unveil legislation to give proper oversight to embryonic stem cell research. Michigan State Senator Tom George M.D. wants to be sure now that embryonic stem cell research is legal in Michigan that all necessary protections and oversight are in place. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/20/20090618_George_Embryonic_Reg.mp36/18/2009Current Events with Senator Tom George M.D.: June 2009 Episode Michigan State Senator Tom George M.D. discusses the recent possible discovery of the French ship Griffin with Michigan maritime expert Ken Vrana. The Griffin, commonly thought to be the first sailing vessel on the Great Lakes, is believed to have sank after setting setting sail for Niagara from the Garden Peninsula on September 7, 1679. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/20/20090601_George_Cable.mp36/1/2009Senators Tom George, Michael Bishop and Mark Jansen unveil legislation designed to improve access to health care for those under-served in Michigan. Michigan State Senator Tom George, Senate Majority leader Bishop and Senator Jansen speaking at a press conference held today at the Capitol. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/20/20090514_HCR_PC.mp35/14/2009Current Events with Senator Tom George M.D.: May 2009 Edition Michigan State Senator Tom George discusses the 1927 Bath School massacre with the Capitol Area District Library's History Librarian David Votta. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/20/20090501_George_Cable.mp35/1/2009Senators Tom George, Cameron Brown and Jason Allen unveil legislative plans to transfer the Michigan History Arts and Libraries Department functions to the Department of State. The legislation is designed to continue to keep the department's core services and historic collections available to the citizens of Michigan after the Governor closes the department as she has announced she would. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/20/20090429_HAL_Reform_PC.mp34/29/2009Senator George makes addresses FDA reform on the Senate floor. Michigan State Senator Tom George M.D. forwards the notion that of improving the federal prescription drug approval process in order to ensure safer and better medical care for Americans. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/20/20090423_George_FDA_Statement.mp34/24/2009Current Events with Senator Tom George M.D.: April 2009 Edition. Michigan State Senator Tom George discusses amphibians and reptiles with MSU Herpetologist James Harding. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/20/20090401_George_Cable.mp34/1/2009Senator George talks about Newt Gingrich coming to Michigan to speak to state lawmakers on "MPS In The Morning" Michigan State Senator Tom George, MD talks about Newt Gingrich coming to Michigan to speak to state lawmakers regarding health care. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/20/20090310_George_MPS.mp33/10/2009Current Events with Senator Tom george M.D.: March 2009 Edition. Michigan State Senator Tom George interviews Richard Bell from the Kalamazoo Astronomical Society. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/20/20090301_George_Cable.mp33/1/2009Senator George describes Senate Resolution 6 on the Senate floor. Michigan State Senator Tom George authored SB6 which urges the Michigan congressional delegation to author the federal stimulus bills to include aid more proportionate to Michigan's need which greater than any state in the nation. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/20/20090204_George_SR6.mp32/4/2009Senator George comments on the State of the State address. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/20/20090203_George_SOS.mp32/3/2009Current Events with Senator Tom George M.D.: February 2009 Edition Michigan State Senator Tom George M.D. discusses land banks with Saginaw County Treasurer Marvin D. Hare. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/20/20090201_George_Cable.mp32/1/2009Current Events with Senator Tom George M.D. - January 2009 Edition Michigan State Senator Tom George discusses Michigan's bird population with Department of Natural Resources All-Bird Biologist Karen Cleveland. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/20/20090101_George_Cable.mp31/1/2009Current Events with Senator Tom George M.D. - December 2008 Edition Michigan State Senator Tom George discusses the Pontiac Indian uprising of 1764 with doctor, historian and author Todd Harburn O.D. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/20/20081201_George_Cable.mp312/1/2008Senator George comments on Senate Bill 1433; a bill he sponsored that will bring Kalamazoo County in line with the other counties in Michigan regarding the way it deals with delinquent tax properties. The bill also paves the way for the future creation of a county land bank to help bring those properties back on to the tax roles. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/20/20081113_George_SB1433.mp311/13/2008Current Events with Senator Tom George M.D. - September 2008 Senator George speaks with Richard Pietroski: CEO of Gift of Life Michigan. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/20/20080901_George_Cable.mp39/1/2008Current Events With Senator Tom George - August 2008 Senator Tom George interviews Barbara Brown of the Mackinac Bridge Authority http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/20/20071101_George_Cable_128K.mp38/1/2008Current Events with Senator Tom George - July 2008 Restoration and History of the Michigan Capitol Building with Capitol Historian Kerry Chartkoff http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/20/20080701_George_Cable_128K.mp37/1/2008Current Events with Senator Tom George - June 2008 Senator George interviews Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice, the Honorable Clifford W. Taylor. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/20/20080601_George_Cable.mp36/1/2008