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. 5/23/2013 12:19:20 AM 20 http://www.misenategop.com/rss_audio.asp?District=7 http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/7/20120118_Colbeck_SOS.mp31/18/2012Michigan State Senator Patrick Colbeck discusses services for returning armed forces members, including Detroit Metropolitan Airport's new Michigan Armed Forces Hospitality Center. Guests: Doug Williams from the Department of Military Affairs and John McCandless the Freedom Center. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/7/20111101_Colbeck_Cable.mp310/31/2011Michigan State Senator Patrick Colbeck discusses services for returning armed forces members, including Detroit Metropolitan Airport's new Michigan Armed Forces Hospitality Center. Guests: Doug Williams from the Department of Military Affairs and John McCandless the Freedom Center. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/7/20111101_Colbeck_Cable.mp310/31/2011Michigan State Senator Patrick Colbeck cites the success of 2 cyber schools currently operating in the state and the need to make them available to help any students that can benefit. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/7/20111027_Colbeck_SB619.mp310/27/2011Michigan State Senator Patrick Colbeck sponsored SB425 to allow this dormant and unproductive property to be sold and developed into property that will bring jobs and generate property tax revenue. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/7/20110927_Colbeck_SB425.mp39/27/2011Michigan State Senator Patrick Colbeck discusses online scams, telephone scams and Identity Theft protections for senior citizens with Jennifer Esch from the Attorney General's Senior Brigade. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/7/20110901_Colbeck_Cable.mp39/1/2011Michigan State Senator Patrick Colbeck reminds Senate colleagues that SB165 levels the playing field and opens up the bidding process for tax payer supported construction projects to ALL qualified bidders, not just the chosen few. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/7/20110616_Colbeck_SB165.mp36/16/2011Michigan State Senator Patrick Colbeck lists overly burdensome and exhaustive permit processes as just one of many reasons businesses have sought to locate in other states. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/7/20110615_Colbeck_Jobs.mp36/15/2011Michigan State Senator Patrick Colbeck discusses bringing jobs back to Michigan with Fritz Enterprises, Inc. Senior Vice President Bill Elson and Small Business Association of Michigan Vice President of Government Relations David Palsrock. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/7/20110601_Colbeck_Cable.mp36/10/2011Michigan State Senator Patrick Colbeck discusses the contribution of the Michigan State Police to our state and their ability to maintain service levels during difficult financial times with Director Kriste Kibbey Etue and MSP Forensic Sciences Director John Collins. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/7/20110501_Colbeck_Cable.mp35/2/2011Michigan State Senator Patrick Colbeck discusses education issues with parents from all four corners of the K12 education realm: private schools, charter schools, public schools and home-schools. His guests are Paula Ford, Anne Haener-Meghren, Carla Malcomson and Dan Kurt. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/7/20110401_Colbeck_Cable.mp34/5/2011 http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/7/20110301_Colbeck_Reading_PSA.mp33/1/2011Michigan State Senator Patrick Colbeck authored this bill to help students better understand our system of government and to honor those who serve to preserve and protect it. Celebrate Freedom Week would take place each year during the week of November 11: Veterans day. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/7/20110209_Colbeck_Freedom.mp32/9/2011 http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/audio/7/20110119_Colbeck_SOS.mp31/19/2011