http://michiganradio.org en http://michiganradio.org/post/week-michigan-politics-35 <p>In this week in Michigan politics, Rina Miller and Jack Lessenberry discuss Governor Rick Snyder’s upcoming budget address, the final days of the <a href="http://michiganradio.org/post/end-near-kilpatricks-public-corruption-trial">Kwame Kilpatrick trial</a>, and how 200 administrators in Grand Rapids Public Schools got <a href="http://michiganradio.org/post/grand-rapids-schools-sends-out-first-round-pink-slips-transformation-plan">pink slipped</a>.</p><p> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 12:54:54 +0000 Jack Lessenberry, Rina Miller and Emily Fox 11111 at http://michiganradio.org The week in Michigan politics http://michiganradio.org/post/week-michigan-politics-30 <p></p><p>This Week in Michigan Politics, Morning Edition host Christina Shockley and Michigan Radio’s political analyst Jack Lessenberry talk about the end of the lame duck session.</p><p>Lessenberry says “this probably has been the most productive and momentous and game changing lame duck session doing back to the 1960s.”</p><p>Lessenberry says making Michigan a <a href="http://www.michiganradio.org/post/michigan-gov-snyder-signs-right-work-law">right to work state</a> was probably the biggest moment in Michigan politics this year.</p> Wed, 19 Dec 2012 12:52:16 +0000 Jack Lessenberry, Christina Shockley and Emily Fox 10437 at http://michiganradio.org The week in Michigan politics http://michiganradio.org/post/week-michigan-politics-27 <p>This week Christina Shockley and Jack Lessenberry talked about what legislation is likely to pass before the end of the year, the <a href="http://www.michiganradio.org/post/attempt-resolve-detroit-cash-crisis-hits-technical-snag">cash crisis</a> in Detroit, and mass transit in southeast Michigan.</p><p> Wed, 28 Nov 2012 12:57:38 +0000 Jack Lessenberry, Christina Shockley and Emily Fox 10095 at http://michiganradio.org The week in Michigan politics http://michiganradio.org/post/week-michigan-politics-21 <p>This week Christina Shockley and Jack Lessenberry talked about <a href="http://www.michiganradio.org/post/4-things-know-about-proposal-6-bridge-vote">Proposal 6</a>, how a new report indicates that the Michigan Merit Curriculum that was implemented in high schools in 2006 has <a href="http://www.michiganradio.org/post/study-shows-problems-michigans-high-school-academic-standards">not shown good results</a>, and how two campaign staffers of former US Representative Thadeus McCotter will <a href="http://www.freep.com/article/20121023/NEWS06/121023041/Rep-McCotter-s-ex-staffers-to-face-trial-over-fraudulent-petitions?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Michigan%20news|s">stand trial</a>. They're charged with conspiring to get then-Congressman McCotter on the 2012 ballot with bogus petitions.</p><p> Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:00:58 +0000 Jack Lessenberry, Christina Shockley and Emily Fox 9592 at http://michiganradio.org The week in Michigan politics