12/17/19 - Gov. Whitmer's First Year; Bay City Bridges
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We look back at Gretchen Whitmer's first year as Michigan's governor. Has she kept her promise to "fix the damn roads?" Plus, the effects of Bay City privatizing two bridges. Guests James Hohman (Mackinac Center for Public Policy) and Cole Waterman (MLive).
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