MIRS Monday, June 13, 2016

Tens of millions of dollars managed by the Michigan Health Endowment Fund  should be put toward addressing the public health impact of the Flint water crisis, says one of the Fund's board members, Jim Murray, the president of AT&T Michigan. Murray is supportive of legislation that makes it more clear that the money can go toward Flint-like emergencies.

Also, can the world thank the media for the creation of Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee? The MIRS team debates how much impact the media's coverage of Trump led to his rise in the polls and his eventual success in the GOP primary.