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In this week’s It’s Just Politics newsletter, Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta take you behind the scenes of a day of lame duck in the 102nd Legislative session in Lansing. Plus, this week marks the tenth anniversary of the city of Detroit emerging from the nation’s largest municipal bankruptcy, and a recount in Calhoun County shows that every vote really does matter.
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Michigan House Republicans walked out Friday, saying they won’t come back until the chamber holds votes on bills dealing with road funding, sick leave policy, and the minimum wage for tipped workers. -
Inmates could see their time in prison reduced if they earn education credits or complete job training or other approved activities under bills approved by the Michigan Senate. -
A $4.4 million EPA grant will pay for 15 EV heavy-duty trucks used for picking up recycled goods, replacing diesel trucks in some communities in Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties. -
Drainage systems carry away excess water, but they also take fertilizers that can fuel harmful algal blooms. Researchers, companies, and farmers are deploying systems that can control that flow. -
Commissioner Nick Fiani wanted to know the opinions of HSCB applicants on politically divisive issues. -
Michigan Public commentator John U. Bacon looks at the Lions' matchup with the Bills, Michigan's bowl game against Alabama, and the expanded College Football Playoff. -
Being mayor of Detroit doesn't quite have the political cache that it once did. Now if Duggan had only been the one who got Detroit into bankruptcy instead of the getting them out of it, he might stand a better chance. Because, apparently, successfully bankrupting things is a great way to get yourself elected these days. -
Today, we talk to Kalamazoo-born, contemporary artist Titus Kaphar about his semi-autobiographical film, Exhibiting Forgiveness. -
Former Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr is set to face trial next year, more than three years after he shot and killed Patrick Lyoya -
Buying, selling, or assembling a gun without a serial number could become a crime in Michigan under bills that passed the state Senate Thursday. -
The premier of Canada’s most populous says he will cut off energy to the United States if President-elect Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on all Canadian products. -
In today’s episode, a company that created a lamppost with built in EV chargers. Then, a conversation with a Kalamazoo-born contemporary artist about their new film. Lastly, how an African American network is serving the community through quilting education.
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Civil liberties groups are concerned that the incoming Republican majority in Washington may act to water down federal voting rights law. -
Members of Michigan’s Syrian-American community say they’re feeling an intense mix of emotions following the sudden ouster of Syria’s longtime dictator, Bashar al-Assad, on Sunday. -
Tracie McMillan, a Detroit-based author and journalist joins Stateside to talk about her family's experiences with the American healthcare system, and how her mother was harmed by it. -
A state House panel approved funding Wednesday to help a Canadian company build a copper mine near Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in the Upper Peninsula.
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