lame duck

A new House bill would prevent local governments from setting their own minimum wage laws, putting other additional conditions on employers, or attaching…

Yesterday the choice of whether to add LGBT rights to the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act was stalled in the House Commerce Committee, and it looks like…

This week, Jack Lessenberry and Emily Fox discuss a plan to help Michigan roads by cutting truck weight limits, whether any road fix plans will survive…

Michigan lawmakers are back this week, after a two-week break. And Governor Snyder is pushing hard for a deal to boost road funding as the Legislature's…

This week, Jack Lessenberry and Emily Fox discuss what to expect from the Legislature’s lame duck session, repercussions from Ferguson, and a fund to help…

Michigan lawmakers are acting quickly on legislation to legalize riding-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft.The app-based taxi-like service links people…

State lawmakers will be back in Lansing tomorrow, beginning their lame-duck legislative session.Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta from It's Just Politics join us…

This Week in Review, Jack Lessenberry and Rina Miller discuss Michigan’s anti-gay marriage law being upheld, the Detroit bankruptcy trial ruling, and what…

Michigan voters re-elected Republican Governor Rick Snyder for another term in office. Democrat Gary Peters also won his bid for U.S. Senate beating out…

Six weeks from today, we'll be going through November's election results. Michigan will have a new U.S. Senator and voters will have either given Gov.…