Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is upping pressure on Republican lawmakers over road funding, criticizing them for approving a summer recess without first finishing next year’s budget, including a plan to raise billions to fix Michigan’s battered roads.

T.J. Bucholz, president and managing partner of Vanguard Public Affairs in Lansing, said we could be in for a long battle.

On today's episode, the Vanguard team discussed the ongoing topic of fixing Michigan’s crumbling roads. We also analyzed the controversial Enbridge Line 5 pipeline, the environmental risks involved and feasible alternatives. Lastly, we touch on the cultural phenomenon that is the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Whitmer has put Republicans in a tough spot, agreed TJ Bucholz, a Democratic strategist and president of Vanguard Public Affairs in Lansing.

In the end, neither side will get everything they want, he said. For now, “she has pretty much the field to herself...By the time Republicans come to the table in the summertime with their own proposal, she’ll have had the opportunit...

It’s over, baby boomers.

You’ve had your chance with the reins of power. With the exception of President Barack Obama and a few like-minded senators and representatives, the baby boomer crowd in America have done their level best over the past two decades to demolish the middle class by rewarding CEOs and special interests with billions in tax breaks and corporate welfare...