http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop News and information from the Michigan Senate Republicans en-us Copyright 2007-12 Michigan Senate Republican Caucus. All Rights Reserved. 5/22/2013 3:27:47 AM 20 http://www.misenategop.com/rss_audio.asp?District=38 http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/38/20120118_Casperson_SOS.mp31/18/2012Michigan State Senator Tom Casperson discusses issues important to Michigan's Upper Peninsula with Michigan Lt. Governor Brian Calley and Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Director Dan Wyant. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/38/20120101_Casperson_Cable.mp31/1/2012Michigan State Senator Tom Casperson urged cooperation among all of the state's legislators after being given a tour of Detroit's mass transit system by Senator Bert Johnson. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/38/20111215_Casperson_MI-Unity.mp312/16/2011Michigan State Senator Tom Casperson discusses the U.P Children's Museum and the Marquette Regional History Center with Directors Nheena Ittner and Kaye Hiebel. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/38/20111201_Casperson_Cable.mp312/1/2011Michigan State Senator Tom Casperson sponsored this legislation to clarify legal jurisdiction within the area of Pictured Rocks. As property for the park has been purchased and donated over the years, confusion over which counties, villages and townships have jurisdiction to legally respond in emergency situations has caused delays in service. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/38/20111101_Casperson_SB617.mp311/1/2011Michigan State Senator Tom Casperson discusses consumer protection programs offered by the MI Attorney General's Office. AG Programs Administrator Jenifer Esch highlights the Cyber Safety Initiative and the Senior Brigade. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/38/20111101_Casperson_Cable.mp311/1/2011As Chairman of the Michigan Senate Transportation Committee, State Senator Tom Casperson will play a key role coordinating road improvement legislation. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/38/20111027_Casperson_WJR.mp310/27/2011Michigan State Senator Tom Casperson sponsored the bill after learning there was no law in place requiring the timely reporting of a missing child. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/38/20111025_Casperson_SB580.mp310/25/2011Michigan State Senator Tom Casperson discusses preparing for and working in the legislature with Senate staffer Jason Wadaga and MSU student and legislative intern Wyatt Eisenberger. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/38/20111001_Casperson_Cable.mp39/29/2011Michigan State Senator Tom Casperson discusses Gogebic Community College contributions to education and the economy in the U.P. with GCC president James A. Lorenson and trustee John Lupino. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/38/20110901_Casperson_Cable.mp39/12/2011Michigan State Senator Tom Casperson discusses education in Michigan's upper peninsula with Copper Country Intermediate School District Superintendent Dennis P. Harbour. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/38/20110801_Casperson_Cable.mp38/1/2011Michigan State Senator Tom Casperson held the meeting because Washington continues to impose more and more severe restrictions on the timber industry through additional EPA mandates. The result is a slow crippling of the timber industry. Senator Casperson hopes to band all the great lakes states together to let Washington know that the midwest timber region is far better at managing and preserving its forests than bureaucrats in Washington. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/38/20110720_Casperson_Timber-EPA.mp37/20/2011Michigan State Senator Tom Casperson discusses northern Michigan issues with Senator Howard Walker and Representative Frank Foster. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/38/20110601_Casperson_Cable.mp36/1/2011Michigan State Senator Tom Casperson speaks with Mitch Lake from Mix93.5, WKMJ Radio in Hancock. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/38/20110506_Capserson_TheMix93.mp35/6/2011Michigan State Senator Tom Casperson reminds the Senate that the Democrat the solution to all budget problems, raising taxes on all businesses, has been tried and has failed. He also reminds the Senate that tax payers sent him to Lansing to cut wasteful spending and reform an out of control government. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/38/20110426_Casperson_Statement.mp34/26/2011Michigan State Senator Tom Casperson sites the economic importance of these campgrounds to their adjacent communities. His proposal would allow the transfer of maintenance and control authority of the campgrounds from state to local communities. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/38/20110412_Casperson_Parks.mp34/12/2011Michigan State Senator Tom Casperson explains that extending benefits for nearly an extra half year is not a "cut" as other senators have tried to claim. The legislation also saves Michigan businesses millions of dollars by moving recipients on to the federal system more quickly. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/38/20110323_Casperson_UI.mp33/23/2011Michigan State Senator Tom Casperson co-sponsored this resolution asking congress to stop the Environmental Protection Agency from enacting overly unnecessary and burdensome regulations that have hindered economic development and growth in Michigan. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/38/20010224_Casperson_SR10.mp32/24/2011 http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/38/20110119_Casperson_SOS.mp31/19/2011