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Politics & Government

Lessenberry talks Detroit Public Schools and a campaign to legalize marijuana

Michigan Public | By Doug Tribou

Published June 8, 2016 at 8:32 AM EDT

Jack Lessenberry

This Week in Michigan Politics, Jack Lessenberry discusses legislation to bail out Detroit Public Schools, a grassroots campaign to legalize marijuana, and takeaways from last week's Mackinac Policy Conference.

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