http://michiganradio.org en http://michiganradio.org/post/political-roundup-ken-sikkema-and-debbie-dingell <p>With the legislature set to go on winter break next week, there&#39;s a flurry of activity at the state capitol.&nbsp;</p><p>In this week&#39;s political roundup we look at the state senate bill, which makes major changes to worker&rsquo;s compensation, the bill to restrict public employers from offering live in and same sex partner benefits, and news about the emergency manager law.</p> Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:33:50 +0000 Jennifer White, Mercedes Mejia and Zoe Clark 5309 at http://michiganradio.org Political Roundup with Ken Sikkema and Debbie Dingell http://michiganradio.org/post/limit-cash-assistance-and-welfare-reform-michigan </p><p>The legislature recently approved a bill that would impose a stricter four-year lifetime limit on welfare cash assistance. The new limits could affect 12,000 families in Michigan. Governor Snyder has yet to sign the bill into law.</p><p>In this week&#39;s political roundup we talk about the bill with Debbie Dingell, a Democratic Political Analyst and member of the Democratic National Committee and Ken Sikkema, former Senate Majority Leader and Senior Policy Fellow for Public Sector Consultants.</p><p>Dingell says:</p> Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:10:52 +0000 Mercedes Mejia, Jennifer White and Zoe Clark 4001 at http://michiganradio.org Limit on cash assistance and welfare reform in Michigan