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Each week, I review the news with political analyst Jack Lessenberry.This week we discuss how the government shutdown will affect Michigan, new…
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Something good happened yesterday, something smart and rational that will help improve people’s lives. This was not typical of the day, mind you.…
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This week in Michigan politics, political analyst Jack Lessenberry and Morning Edition host Christina Shockley discuss the government shutdown, glitches…
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Shutdown could cost Michigan $18 million a day"Michigan’s budget chief says the federal shutdown could cost the state $18 million dollars a day in lost…
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The state of Michigan has signed a deal to lease Detroit’s Belle Isle.Governor Snyder and emergency manager Kevyn Orr have both approved the plan.The…
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He very well may be the first shark in Lake St. Clair -- and certainly the first one hauling a ton of bricks.Long-distance swimmer, motivational speaker,…
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Kevyn Orr is Detroit’s state-appointed emergency manager. And he has some pretty extraordinary powers to chart the course of Detroit’s potential…
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If you’ve heard about Belle Isle in the news lately, it was probably a story about people fighting over who should control Detroit’s famous island park.…
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The issue of whether or not the State would take over Belle Isle was tossed back and forth between Detroit City Council and Lansing like a hot potato.It…
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At least one Detroit City Council member thinks that a deal to make Belle Isle into a state park can be salvaged.The state took the deal off the table…