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Politics & Government

Lessenberry discusses Flint water hearings and Detroit Public Schools

Michigan Public | By Jayne Bower

Published May 11, 2016 at 11:16 AM EDT

Jack Lessenberry

This Week in Michigan Politics, Jack Lessenberry talks about the end of Flint water hearings in Lansing and whether Detroit's struggling school district will get the cash infusion it needs from the state.

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