lame duck

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.

Civil liberties groups are concerned that the incoming Republican majority in Washington may act to water down federal voting rights law.

The Legislature returns to state Capitol Tuesday as lawmakers bargain over what to do before this session wraps up at the end of the year. One subject of negotiations is road funding.

More than 100 people gathered in Lansing on Wednesday to support legislation that would simplify Michigan’s name and gender marker change processes.

Several priorities remain on the table for Michigan legislative Democrats as the clock ticks down on their time in charge of both the state House and Senate.

In this week’s It’s Just Politics newsletter, Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta dig into why state House Democrats are failing to deliver their lame-duck legislative agenda in Lansing. Plus, Michigan Republican Chairman Pete Hoestra is picked by President-elect Donald Trump to be the next United States Ambassador to Canada and the future for Democratic state Senator Mallory McMorrow.

On this week’s It’s Just Politics, hosts Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta are joined by Bridge Michigan politics reporters Jordyn Hermani and Simon Schuster to discuss why state House Democrats are failing to deliver their lame-duck legislative agenda. Plus, a conversation with state Democratic Representative Rachel Hood on why she is calling Lansing “toxic.”

Dozens with the group The Rent Is Too Damn High descended on the state capitol to call on Michigan lawmakers to pass a package of bills protecting renters.

The state Legislature returns to Lansing this week to resume the post-election “lame duck” session.

A conversation with MI Senator Gary Peters about keeping the U.S. Senate in Democratic hands. Plus, the latest on Lansing’s lame-duck legislative session.