JR Afternoon with Ryan Ermanni

Inside Moroun’s Lobbying Blitz Ahead of Gordie Howe Bridge Showdown

Episode Summary

February 16, 2026 ~ The Detroit News Washington Correspondent Grant Schwab joins Marie Osborne to discuss Moroun family’s Detroit International Bridge Co. spending $250,000 lobbying the Trump administration in 2025 as part of its long-running effort to undermine the competing, publicly funded Gordie Howe International Bridge.