
Jase Bolger
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Oct 14, 2026
Ep. 3619: Wednesday starring Michael Patrick Shiels
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2:59Michael Patrick ShielsHOST
Uh, the history of capital punishment in the United States, Daniel LaChance will be here, what to do with the woman, Christa Pike, who survived her own execution, why that happened, and what happens next.
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3:14Michael Patrick ShielsHOST
Former House Speaker Jase Bolger will be here, the CEO of the West Michigan Policy Forum.
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3:20Michael Patrick ShielsHOST
Uh, he is, uh, suing over home caregiver dues skimming.
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3:24Michael Patrick ShielsHOST
What does that mean? Stick around.
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87:38Michael Patrick ShielsHOST
[smacks lips] A former Republican House Speaker...
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87:43Michael Patrick ShielsHOST
Who did you think I was gonna say? Which House Speaker came to mind [laughs] in the news these days? Well, he is in the news and in the legal business, as they say.
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87:52Michael Patrick ShielsHOST
Now comes Jase Bolger, the president and CEO of the West Michigan Policy Forum, the former Speaker of the House I'm referring to, uh, who has filed a lawsuit along with the Mackinac Center, and they're pretty good at that, as we know historically on this program and beyond.
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88:09Michael Patrick ShielsHOST
And he's with us now to explain, as JP McCarthy used to ask, what's bothering you?
* Jase Bolger, President and CEO of the West Michigan Policy Forum, Former Speaker of the MI House
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0:45Michael Patrick ShielsHOST
Who did you think I was gonna say? Which house speaker came to mind [laughs] in the news these days? Well, he is in the news, and in the legal business, as they say.
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0:54Michael Patrick ShielsHOST
Now comes Jase Bolger, the president and CEO of the West Michigan Policy Forum, the former Speaker of the House I'm referring to, uh, who has filed a lawsuit along with the Mackinac Center, and they're pretty good at that, as we know historically on this program and beyond.
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1:11Michael Patrick ShielsHOST
And he's with us now to explain, as JP McCarthy used to ask, what's bothering you?
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1:16Jase BolgerGUEST
[laughs] Well, good morning, Michael Patrick.
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7:14Michael Patrick ShielsHOST
I don't know how much, uh, interviewing he actually does, but, um, I know there's a lot of social media and what have you.
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7:20Michael Patrick ShielsHOST
We'll see how that works, I guess.
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7:22Michael Patrick ShielsHOST
Um, Jase Bolger, the, um, West Michigan Policy Forum does what?
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7:29Jase BolgerGUEST
Yeah, we seek to advocate to drive Michigan forward, and so through policies that we have seen proven to work.
* Dennis Muchmore, Senior Advisor with Honigman, Former Chief of Staff for Governor Rick Snyder
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4:56Dennis MuchmoreGUEST
[laughs]
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4:59Michael Patrick ShielsHOST
We just had a word with, uh, Jase Bolger a minute ago, the former speaker of the house.
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5:03Dennis MuchmoreGUEST
Yeah.
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5:03Michael Patrick ShielsHOST
And I remember Andy Dillon, what was that? Was that his name? He was speaker of the house before.
Ep. 3615: Thursday starring Michael Patrick Shiels
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80:48Tony CuthbertHOST
Michigan's Big Show, starring Michael Patrick Shields.
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80:52Michael Patrick ShielsHOST
Jase Bolger, president and CEO of the West Michigan Policy Forum, did you see a governor on the stage?
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80:57Jase BolgerGUEST
I did.
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80:57Jase BolgerGUEST
One of them's gonna be governor.
* Jase Bolger, President and CEO of the West Michigan Policy Forum, Former Speaker of the MI House
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2:37Tony CuthbertHOST
You can't differentiate between the parent and the children." I don't really know, but, um, that's the, uh, kind of commentary you can give us too at mibigshow.com.
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2:49Tony CuthbertHOST
Jase Bolger might know, and he knows a lot more, too, president and CEO of the West Michigan Policy Forum while he was speaker of the house, uh, in the Michigan Legislature, and from Grand Rapids.
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2:59Tony CuthbertHOST
He's on our radio stage right now, our AT&T line.
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3:02Tony CuthbertHOST
Maybe there were other whoppers you heard yesterday when watching or listening to the debate.
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7:17Tony CuthbertHOST
Yeah
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7:17Jase BolgerGUEST
... decision point so that the kid can get the help that they need, and get caught up, and be ready to move on to the fourth grade.
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7:25Tony CuthbertHOST
Did you, Jase Bolger, see a governor on the stage yesterday?
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7:29Jase BolgerGUEST
I did.
MIRS Monday, October 5, 2026
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1:29Samantha SchreiberHOST
We are joined today by Rush Strategy's Vice President, Anna Heaton.
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1:33Samantha SchreiberHOST
Anna does have a Republican background, previously working as former Governor Rick Snyder's press secretary and and doing communications work for the State House Republican Caucus under the past speaker, Jace Bolger.
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1:46Samantha SchreiberHOST
She also was an assistant to former U.S. Representative Candace Miller out of Macomb County.
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1:52Samantha SchreiberHOST
Anna additionally has experience in the business advocacy world, working in the past as the Marketing and Communications Vice President for the Business Leaders for Michigan Advocacy Group.