Jack Lessenberry from Michigan Radio

Though the controversy over a Republican National Committeman’s anti-gay post on Facebook is continuing, Governor Rick Snyder refuses to take a stand. Jack Lessenberry, Michigan Radio’s political analyst, thinks this is unacceptable.

Last year, Michigan voters overwhelmingly said no to an attempt to prevent a new bridge from being built. Governor Rick Snyder signed a deal with Canada to build it. But Michigan Radio’s political analyst Jack Lessenberry says this hasn’t stopped Ambassador Bridge owner Matty Moroun.

Next week, commissioners in the Detroit suburb of Royal Oak will decide whether to put a controversial ordinance on the ballot that would provide gays and other minorities with new protections against discrimination. Michigan Radio’s political analyst Jack Lessenberry thinks this might provide a test of statewide sentiment.

The League of Women Voters has been around since 1920, but how many of us really know what it stands for?  Jack Lessenberry, Michigan Radio’s political analyst, visited the state’s newest chapter in Leelanau County

Opponents of the new right to work law won their first round in an Ingham County courtroom yesterday. Jack Lessenberry, Michigan Radio’s political analyst, has been thinking about the court of public opinion.

Yesterday, Fitch, the century-old international credit ranking agency, boosted Michigan’s bond rating. Michigan Radio’s political analyst Jack Lessenberry explains what this could mean for the state.

There are two bills working their way through the Michigan Legislature that would prevent any city from requiring employers to offer their workers paid sick leave. Jack Lessenberry, Michigan Radio’s political analyst, wonders how this would affect the state in the long term. 

The first statistics on accidents and fatalities since the motorcycle helmet law was repealed are in, and they show a dramatic change. Michigan Radio’s political analyst Jack Lessenberry has the details. 

This was a pretty momentous week in Michigan, with both the new right-to-work and the Emergency manager laws kicking in. Jack Lessenberry, Michigan Radio’s senior political analyst, looks back on the week that was.

As the U.S. Supreme Court debated the constitutionality of marriage yesterday, Michigan’s Republican National Committeeman posted a viciously anti-gay article on Facebook. Michigan Radio's senior political analyst Jack Lessenberry has been thinking about the political consequences.

Education has been a major focus of public policy debate in the state in recent years. Jack Lessenberry, Michigan Radio’s political analyst, wonders if enough of the discussion is really about what the kids are actually learning.

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed yesterday to hear a case concerning whether Michigan’s ban on using affirmative action in college admissions is constitutional. Jack Lessenberry, Michigan Radio’s political analyst, reflects.

More voters in the state chose Democratic congressmen and legislators than Republicans last fall, but more Republicans got elected. Michigan Radio’s political analyst Jack Lessenberry says one group of lawmakers is trying something to change that.

Last December, the Michigan legislature voted to establish a rapid transit authority for metropolitan Detroit. Michigan Radio’s political analyst Jack Lessenberry follows up with what’s been happening with the transit authority since.

Though both the governor and the legislature is Republican, Michigan lawmakers are refusing to pass a number of proposals the governor says are just common sense. Michigan Radio’s political analyst Jack Lessenberry thinks he knows why.