MIRS Monday, April 25, 2016

Sen. Tom Casperson reveals that his school bathroom plan for transgender students is being implemented without issue in two schools in his district. He speaks more about his proposal in this week's edition. Casperson, a congressional candidate, also handicaps his race and talks about eliminating a federal department. Which one?

Also, Brian Began of Grassroots Midwest, the former House staffer who drew the current state House races, gives his perspectives on how well he believes Republicans will do in retaining majority since the map he drew was designed to keep GOP majority through three presidential elections. Grassroots Midwest colleague Adrian Hemond projects a 55-55 shared leadership split after the November election.