Samantha Shriber

Breaking Pup 🐶 News: here are some new Jasper photos to cleanse your pallet! He’s been spending these hot days napping in front of an especially large fan, enjoying the occasional bacon-flavored pup cup.

Check out my appearance on the MIRS Monday podcast. Thanks to @MIRSnews and @SamanthaShriber for having me! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mir…

Some of the interesting donors to Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan's independent campaign for governor: Rich Baird Dennis Muchmore Ron Weiser, former Michigan GOP chair Andrew Yang

Mike Duggan’s campaign account is posting SpongeBob memes re: state lawmakers’ inability to pass a K-12 education budget

INBOX: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she’s appointed Oakland Co Executive Dave Coulter to replace former UM President Santa Ono on the MEDC executive committee. Should be an interesting first retreat and meeting on July 22.

1st image: On Feb. 9, 2022, MEDC's CEO credits Fay Beydoun for championing the idea for a $15 million grant program included in the gov's budget. 2nd image: On June 18, 2025, MEDC's lawyer tells investigators that lawmakers were the ones who provided a grant for Beydoun.

In #MISEN Dem primary, Abdul El-Sayed announces $1.8M raised in Q2. Mallory McMorrow previously announced $2.1M raised, & Haley Stevens told Detroit News she raised $1.3M & transferred in $1.2M from House account. El-Sayed launched April 17, McMorrow April 2, Stevens April 22.

MIRS meets Dan Cherrin, MI Care Council's executive director. How does the way MI itself manages Medicaid dollars possibly create delays and complications? Dan explains why his group wants fewer regional entities overseeing behavioral health benefits. zurl.co/NK30Q

Will Michiganders sign a petition to ask voters if wealthy residents should be taxed extra to create more school funding? Rachelle Crow-Hercher of the MI Education Justice Coalition talks about the "Invest in MI Kids" ballot effort ahead of '26. zurl.co/ea4gi

"It's our privilege. We should be the ones to say what is, to give them the opportunity to say it's not," Gleeson, the MEDC hire, says, unhappy with the judge's instructions. "Just because they walk in and seize documents, doesn't put them first in line."

The MEDC will have until July 11 to appeal his instructions. Criminal law attorney Gerald Gleeson II, who was hired by MEDC staff, says letting the AG log the items for evidence or as privileged presents a philosophical issue.

Today in Farmington Hills, a judge instructed the AG's office to assign a taint team of attorneys to determine what documents are shielded by privilege after the AG's raid of the MI Economic Development Corporation and a $20M grant awarded to local businesswoman Fey Beydoun.

On today's podcast episode, MIRS sits down with Michigan Chamber of Commerce president, Jim Holcomb. He says the Chamber will be loud and aggressive in its opposition against proposed new taxes for single filers earning $500,000 or more. zurl.co/oH2LU

How do voters react to the proposed Medicaid eligibility reforms? Does a new MI road funding plan still seem achievable? On the podcast, Lansing-based Andrea Bitely of Bitely Comms. and Ann Arbor City Council Member Jen Eyer talk about this and more. zurl.co/i2LLx

The Michigan House just discharged state Sen. Darrin Camilleri's K-12 budget bill, SB 166, as we wait to see if House GOP and Senate Dems are able to find some traction during budget negotiations. Now at east until 3:30 p.m.

Protect MI Care, a MI-based coalition protesting the U.S. House’s proposed Medicaid reforms, is hosting an evening rally on the Capitol lawn. Two MI Senate panels adopted a report estimating 500,000-plus enrollees in the state could be dropped, creating a $2B state budget hole.

“You don’t want to know what daddy means in my community,” says Sen. @JeremyAllenMoss responding to Republican Sen. Jonathan Lindsey, who asked Democrats to refer to the President as “Daddy Trump” to “get creative” with their anti-Trump resolutions after recent NATO headlines.

Story by me: The Michigan Chamber of Commerce is worried increasing the corporate income tax will be put forward to fund road upgrades, with the Chamber's senior legislative affairs director "hearing rumblings" amid budget negotiations. home.mirs.news/post/mi-chambe…

On this week's podcast, MIRS meets attorney Sharon Almonrode, who's been representing residents impacted by the May 2020 Edenville Dam failure. They're seeking compensation from the state for damages. zurl.co/qCkPU

This was such a fun podcast segment to record with state Reps. @jaimegreene65 and @RepRheingans! Thank you so much for recording with me Friday afternoon, and talking about the possibility of lawmakers someday using a receipt-scanning app to report lobbyist gifts in real time.