State Representative Matt Maddock on the House Budget Proposal

Marc Goldwein, Senior Vice President and Senior Policy Director for the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, joins the show to discuss Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustment, rising Medicare premiums, and the program’s long-term financial outlook. We examine why the trust fund faces pot…

Carlin Smith with the Petoskey Sunrise Rotary Club discusses plans to shift the city’s Fourth of July hometown Block Party celebration downtown in 2027. He also explains the search for a new organization to take over the fireworks and what it will take to keep the tradition alive.

Democratic candidate for Michigan’s First Congressional District Callie Barr joins Talk of the North to discuss Social Security, gas prices, federal assistance for communities still recovering from the ice storm, and the impact of artificial intelligence on workers. Barr also outlines her plans for…

White House Senior Deputy Press Secretary Taylor Rogers discusses the Trump administration’s accomplishments, economic policies, and investments in Michigan manufacturing, agriculture, and technology. The conversation also covers Line 5 and federal funding for Northern Michigan’s recovery from the …