MIRS Monday, April 13, 2026

About this episode

The episode features a roundtable discussion between a Democrat and a Republican on key political predictions and legislative issues in Michigan.

Today's episode is a Republican-Democratic roundtable edition of MIRS Monday, featuring Mark Ludwig, the "Yellow Dog Democrat" and Allegan Conservation District chair, and Jackson-based Republican media strategist Billie Rajzer. Together they discuss predictions for the Michigan Democratic Party's April 19 endorsement convention, U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin not ruling out a potential 2028 presidential run and the future of legislation to reduce local government regulations on housing construction (1:17).

People in this episode

Guests: Mark Ludwig, Billie Rajzer

Topics covered

• Republican-Democratic roundtable
• Michigan Democratic Party
• Elissa Slotkin
• housing construction regulations

Keywords

• politics
• Michigan
• endorsement convention
• presidential run

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Allegan Conservation District, Jackson, U.S.

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