In the Weeds a new podcast for “the wonkier, the nerdier” among us
Announcing “In the Weeds,” a new occasional podcast from the Citizens Research Council. As described by our podcast host, broadcast legend Guy Gordon, In the Weeds is for “those who are a little wonkier, a little nerdier, and who want to dive deeper” into public policy issues discussed on our regular #FactsMatter podcast. |
Joining Guy in the weeds for the inaugural podcast is Research Council infrastructure analyst Eric Paul Dennis. Eric and Guy piggyback on their conversation in the most recent #FactsMatter podcast to discuss why so many Michigan roads are in such poor condition, the dysfunction in road funding, and why Michigan has been unable to solve this problem for decades. They discuss the outrageous level of complexity involved in accessing the conditions and funding of Michigan’s roads and how Michigan roads stack up, apples-to-apples, against those of other states. They also discuss badly needed reform of Act 51, a 74-year-old “zombie” bill that serves as the primary funding mechanism for Michigan’s road program. Eric makes the case that real reform of Act 51, which could take several years and cost millions, could guarantee that all agencies currently receiving Act 15 funding are held harmless, ensuring that their current level of funding would never decrease under any new road funding formula. Find all #FactsMatter podcasts on SoundCloud, Apple, Spotify, Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts. |
