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 6:29:51 PM 20 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/video/20/200900916_George_SCR21.mp49/16/2009Michigan State Senator Tom George interviews Bill Finch: the Award winning Master Decorative Painter of the Michigan State Capitol. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/video/20/20090901_George_Cable.mp49/1/2009Michigan 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/video/20/20090827_George_HAL.mp48/27/2009Michigan 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/video/20/20090820_George_Blight_Busters.mp48/20/2009Senator George talks with Nate Fuller, the Conservation and Stewardship Director for the Conservancy about the Mitchell's Satyr special habitat needs, and the work of the Conservancy to insure its future. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/video/20/20070301_George_CE_iPod.mp47/1/2009Michigan 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/video/20/20090624_George_DCH_Budget.mp46/24/2009Michigan 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/video/20/20090601_George_Cable.mp46/1/2009Michigan 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/video/20/20090514_HCR_PC.mp45/14/2009Michigan 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/video/20/20090501_George_Cable.mp45/1/2009The 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/video/20/20090429_HAL_Reform_PC.mp44/29/2009Michigan 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/video/20/20090423_George_FDA_Statement.mp44/24/2009Michigan State Senator Tom George discusses amphibians and reptiles with MSU Herpetologist James Harding. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/video/20/20090401_George_Cable.mp44/1/2009Michigan State Senator Tom George interviews Richard Bell from the Kalamazoo Astronomical Society. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/video/20/20090301_George_Cable.mp43/1/2009Michigan 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/video/20/20090204_George_SR6.mp42/4/2009Michigan State Senator Tom George M.D. discusses the benefits of county land banks with Saginaw County Treasurer Marvin D. Hare. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/video/20/20090201_George_Cable.mp42/1/2009Michigan 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/video/20/20090101_George_Cable.mp41/1/2009Michigan 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/video/20/20081201_George_Cable.mp412/1/2008Promotion Materials from Past Political Campaigns - Val Berryman, Michigan State University Museum http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/video/20/20061001_George_CE_Ipod.mp411/1/2008Apples are Michigan’s largest fruit crop by volume with 20 varieties producing about 840 million pounds or 20 million bushels this year. Denise Yockey, Executive Director of the Michigan Apple Committee and Senator George explore new varieties, advancements in production technology and how apple farms are becoming smaller and more efficient. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/video/20/20071201_George_Cable_NewMedia.mp410/1/2008Senator George speaks with Richard Pietroski: CEO of Gift of Life Michigan. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/video/20/20080901_George_Cable.mp49/1/2008Senator Tom George interviews Barbara Brown of the Mackinac Bridge Authority http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/video/20/20071101_George_Cable_iPod.mp48/1/2008Restoration and History of the Michigan Capitol Building with Capitol Historian Kerry Chartkoff. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/video/20/20080701_George_Cable.mp47/1/2008Senator George interviews Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice, the Honorable Clifford W. Taylor. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/video/20/20080601_George_Cable.mp46/1/2008A great time of the year to visit the Zoo! Senator Tom George interviews Greg Geise, President/CEO of Binder Park Zoo. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/video/20/20070802_George_Cable_iPod.mp45/1/2008Tips From A Master Gardener - Lorraine Fedorchak-Kraker, Kalamazoo County Cooperative Extension http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/video/20/20060501_George_CE_Ipod.mp44/1/2008Senator Tom George M.D. speaks from his experience as a hospice physician on how drugs derived from marijuana offer far more benefits and far fewer negative effects than smoking marijuana. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/video/20/20080305_George_Med.mp43/6/2008Senator Tom George interviews Dave Middleton of the Kalamazoo Bicycle Club on local cycling and the Kalhaven Rail Trail. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/video/20/20080301_George_Cable_iPod.mp43/1/2008Senator Tom George (R-Kalamazoo) interviews Mark Harvey, official Archivist for the State of Michigan http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/video/20/20080201_George_Cable_iPod.mp42/1/2008At one time there were over 1,000 covered bridges in Michigan. With less than a dozen left Senator George invited Randy Case, President of Architecture + Design of Battle Creek to talk about their decline and those that remain. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/video/20/20080101_George Cable_NewMe.flv1/1/2008Apples are Michigan’s largest fruit crop by volume with 20 varieties producing about 840 million pounds or 20 million bushels this year. Denise Yockey, Executive Director of the Michigan Apple Committee and Senator George explore new varieties, advancements in production technology and how apple farms are becoming smaller and more efficient. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/video/20/20071201_George_Cable_NewMedia.mp412/1/2007