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Michigan board to consider Belle Isle deal"A Michigan board is planning to meet to consider proposals to lease Detroit's 985-acre Belle Isle park to the…

The Detroit City Council has rejected a proposal to lease Belle Isle to the state. But the Council is also putting forth its own, alternative lease…

Each week, I review the news with political analyst Jack Lessenberry.This week we discuss how the government shutdown will affect Michigan, new…

Something good happened yesterday, something smart and rational that will help improve people’s lives. This was not typical of the day, mind you.…

This week in Michigan politics, political analyst Jack Lessenberry and Morning Edition host Christina Shockley discuss the government shutdown, glitches…

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…

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…

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,…

Kevyn Orr is Detroit’s state-appointed emergency manager. And he has some pretty extraordinary powers to chart the course of Detroit’s potential…

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.…