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Traverse Talks-A Podcast — 245 episodes · page 1 of 3
1. $50 Million in Needs, $2 Million in the Budget: Inside Grand Traverse County's Capital Plan: Board agenda: October 21, 2026
$1 a Year for 50 Years: The Raptor Sanctuary Deal at Camp Greilick: Weekly News update 10-16-26
A 10-Mile Airport Rule Could Reach Your Property — Here's the Hearing You Can't Miss: Weekly News Updates
Commissioner T.J. Andrews on the County's Case Against Extending TIF 97
$5 Million in Unmatched Transactions: Inside the County's Books: Grant Traverse County Board agenda item
1. Three Millages, One Ballot: What Grand Traverse Voters Must Know Before Nov. 3. Weekly news update for October 2, 2026.
Federal Lawsuit Filed Against Interlochen Center for the Arts. Weekly news update for September 25, 2026, Travis Talks podcast
Your County Building Is Crumbling, and So Is a Downtown Retaining Wall : Weekly news update, September 18, 2026
"Our Jail's Failure To Appear Is DOUBLE the National Average — And the Fix Costs Almost Nothing"
Grand Traverse County vs. City Hall: The $140 Million Fight Headed to Your Ballot: September 16th, Grand Traverse County Board agenda
Your Power Bill Goes Up, a Housing Vote Gets Pulled, and One Road Has Two Emergencies:
The Road Commission Millage Report: How the money is spent. Grand Traverse County Board Meeting, September 9, 2026.
Your Power Bill's Going Up, and the County Can't Find Its Own Tax Records: Weekly news update September 4, 2026
A Million Visitors, 86,000 Residents Can a New Tax Fix The Math: Grand Traverse County Board Meeting 9/2/26
The 2023 Law That Could Let a Solar Giant Bypass Grand Traverse County Entirely Grand Traverse County Board Meeting 9/2/26
The $10,900 Tariff Tax Hiding in Every New Home Built in Grand Traverse County Weekly News Update 8-28-26
Behind the Numbers: What Grand Traverse County's 2025 Mortality Report Reveals
Carnegie Building Solved, Burnette Foods Busted, and the Tariff Squeeze Hitting Northern Michigan Housing: Week of August 17, 2026
Inside the Push to Bring Michigan's Attorney General Into the Interlochen Case" Leif Kolt
47 Names, 15 Cases: Inside the Interlochen Investigation's Next Phase: Weekly News Update 8-14-26
"Inside the Decision: John DeSpelder Explains Why Traverse Indivisible Broke With Precedent":
Despite Indivisible and DSA Backing, Blomquist Finishes Distant Second in Democratic Primary M-01. Weekly Update.
"One Year After the Walmart Attack: What's Really Happening to the Man Who Did It" Weekly News Update July 31, 2026
Meet the Woman Trying to Flip a Republican Stronghold in Northern Michigan: Kate Gallup Democratic Candidate Michigan Senate District 37
How a 176-Acre Park Donated 'In Perpetuity' Could End Up in a Developer's Hands: The Twin Lakes Park Issue: Attorney Brace Kern
TC's $44 Million Problem Nobody's Talking About: Weekly News 7-24-26
"Rip-Rap, Hydraulics, and Dam Removal: The Hidden Complexity Behind Your County Roads" Roads Update
US-31 Is About to Get Messy — Here's Your Detour Before It's Too Late: Weekly News Update July 17, 2026
$2.6 Million a Year for Trails — What Grand Traverse County Voters Will Decide in November: Grand Traverse County Board Meeting July 15.
Housing, Roads, and a November Ballot Question: This Week in County Government July 15, County Board meeting
Federal flood aid — "Grand Traverse Just Got the Green Light for Millions in Flood Money — Are You Eligible?" Weekly Update 7-10-26
One Commissioner Called It a Crime. Another Called It a Disease. Both Were Talking About the Same Money. Opioid Settlement Dollars
It's Not the Drugs. It's Not Bad Choices. So What Is Causing Homelessness in Traverse City?
"100 Years of Cherries, Jets in the Dark, and a Trade Deal Just Blew Up — Your TC Weekend Starts NOW" July 3, 2026
It's Over: The Red Wings Are Leaving Traverse City After 30 Years. Weekly News Wrap Up June 26, 2026
Grand Traverse County Broke an 80-Year Promise — and Neighbors Are Fighting Back: Weekly News June 19, 2026
"The Feds Just Told Grand Traverse County Its Jail Is Finished" County Commissioners Meeting June 17, 2026
Justice After 37 Years, a Jeep Fire Recall, and Con Foster Finally Gets Its Moment: Weekly News Update: June 12, 2026
$4 Million, a Collapsed Bridge, and a Bureaucracy That Won't Budge..The Beitner Bridge May Not Be completed on Time!
Munson's Contract, a Crumbling County Building, and TC's Biggest Summer in 100 Years Weekly News Update June 6, 2026
Three Plans, 11 Years, Zero Results — Is This Time Actually Different for South Airport Road? County Board Mtg June 3, 2026
Traverse City's Housing Crisis Just Got a New Chapter — Will It Be Enough? BOC meeting June ,2026
$21 Million in Flood Damage, $2.4 Million Condos, and a Cherry Industry on the Edge: Weekly News Wrap May 29, 2026
Grand Traverse County Wants A Public Information Officer. Nobody Can Say What It Would Cost — Or Replace.
Vacation Inflation Hits Up North — Will Tourists Still Spend in Traverse City This Summer? Weekly News Update May 22, 2026
Are Chromebooks Failing Traverse City Kids? A TCAPS Board Member Helps Us Sort Out This Serious Issue Facing Our Schools
Should the County Hire a Spin Doctor? Commissioners Decide This Wednesday Grand Traverse County Upcoming Board Agenda
We're Officially One of Michigan's Fastest-Growing Counties — Now What? Plus other week ending stories
$15.4 Million and Climbing: The Flood Bill Grand Traverse Probably Can't Pay Alone
"What Your Commissioners Are Voting on Wednesday — and Why You'll Wish You Paid Attention" County Board 5-13-26
Three Million for the Farmers Market, Seventeen Million for the Schools — and Still No Fix for Workforce Housing: May 8, 2026
What If You Could Vote on Every Bill in Congress? Now You Can — Here's How
Who Speaks for Traverse City at Cherry Capital? The Airport Seat Fight Nobody's Talking About: Upcoming City Commission Meeting
"Munson Adds Weapons Detection, Brown Bridge Closes, and $166 Billion in Tariff Refunds Just Opened Up" May 1, 2026
"A Citizenship Question on the Ballot: Inside Michigan's Renewed Fight Over Who Gets to Vote: And 4 other stories effecting Northern Michigan.
The Boardwalk, The Budget, and The Bay: Your April 24 News Wrap
Canadians Aren't Coming — And Neither Is the Money" And Michigan Agriculture takes a big hit
Your Electric Bill Is Going Up… Again—What They're Not Telling You: Weekly News Wrap April 3 2026
Looking For An Independent Candidate For Michigan's First Congressional: Zebulon Featherly
From EV Deals to Local Policy—What You Need to Know This Week: Weekly News Update March 27, 2026
He Jumped Into a Crowded Race—Here's Why Wayne Stiles Thinks He Can Flip Michigan's CD1
No Kings Day: Why Hundreds Are Expected to Show Up March 28 — And Why You Should Too:
Project Alpha: Breaking Down Grand Traverse County's $27.8M Decision: Construction to Begin
"What's Coming at the County Board Meeting? Jail Costs, Project Alpha, and a New Development Deal"
Gas Prices, School Spending, and Downtown Parking: A Busy Week in Traverse City
Snow, Budgets, and Broken Roads: What Dan Watkins Just Told County Leaders...
Republican Justin Michal takes on Jack Bergman for the Republican Battle in The 1st Congressional District
Big News Week in Traverse City—And Why the National Price Surge Matters Here
Yellow Alert at the County Jail: Officials Say the Building Is Shifting
"Half of Young Americans Didn't Vote — Here's Why They've Lost Faith in the System"
Cracks in the Jail and Cracks in the Roads—What's Really Happening in Grand Traverse County?
Affordable Cars, Local Crime, and New Airport Parking — Traverse City's Week in Focus
"Four Years Old — And Failing: Why the County's 911 System Is Already Breaking Down"
AI, Autos, and a Fragile Economy — The Stories You Can't Ignore in Grand Traverse County
Open Book or Open Checkbook? Inside the County's Bid Review Battle: Alpha Project Approved $28Mil
$28 Million Decision: Is Grand Traverse County Ready?
Inflation Rising, Jobs Revised, And A Bridge Showdown — What It Means For Traverse City
County Cyber Crisis? Employees & Officials Skipping Required Security Training
Artificial Intelligence Meets County Government — and That's Just the First Agenda Item: BOC 2/11/26
National Turbulence, Local Consequences: What the Economy, Housing, and Jobs Mean for Northern Michigan: Week ending 2-6-26
"Behind the Agenda: The County Commission Items Worth Watching Closely (BOC Meeting 2-4-26)
Weekly News Update: From Washington to Traverse City: Costs Are Catching Up January 30, 2026
From 11 Buildings to One Front Door: How Addiction Treatment Services Is Reshaping Care in Traverse City
"America's Research Slide Meets Local Reality: Homelessness, Airport Growth, and Lawsuits"
Millions in Free Care Gone — Who Failed Our Veterans and Kids? The Tragic Loss of United We Smile
"Inside This Week's County Meeting: Justice Facility Plans, Homelessness Updates, and More"
Tectonic Shifts and Troubling Crimes: What Happened in Traverse City This Week
Aging Infrastructure, Unknown Costs: Why Grand Traverse Is Hitting the Brakes
"Courtrooms, Car Costs, and County Cash: The Stories Driving Traverse City This Week"
From Roll-Call Drama to Budget Warnings — A Meeting That Got Real Fast
"From Chain of Lakes to County Paychecks: Why Wednesday's Meeting Matters More Than You Think"
2026 Begins With a Hiring Freeze: What the Wall Street Journal Says About the Job Market Ahead
Traverse Talks Weekly News Update December 26, 2025
Weekly News Update: And, Software Costs Trigger Tough Questions in the 2026 County Budget
Grand Traverse County Budget 2026: Meeting December 17, 2025
Traverse Talks: Weekly News Update ending December 12, 2025
A $57,000 Fix That Took Years—How Did Grand Traverse Jail End Up on Obsolete Software?
Interview With Kyle Blomquist, Candidate Michigan's 1st Congressional District
Traverse Talks; Quick News Update December 5, 2025
It's over County Board votes 5-4 to proceed ahead with covering the airport expansion with full faith and credit.