Jack Lessenberry from Michigan Radio

A Michigan House of Representatives subcommittee voted yesterday to punish universities who negotiate contracts preserving union rights before right to work takes effect.  Jack Lessenberry, Michigan Radio’s political analyst, thinks students are the ones who will suffer.

There is a bill in the Michigan legislature that would drop the state’s requirement that high school students study a second language. Michigan Radio’s political analyst Jack Lessenberry thinks that would be a terrible idea.

A week from today, Detroit’s emergency manager will officially take command of the city. Michigan Radio's political analyst Jack Lessenberry thinks both the manager and the city still have some attitude adjustments to make.

Rick Snyder isn’t the first Michigan  governor to try to save Detroit. Michigan Radio Senior Political Analyst Jack Lessenberry reflects on William Milliken's efforts to assist the city

Governor Rick Snyder is expected to name an emergency manager for Detroit later this afternoon.  Michigan Radio’s political analyst Jack Lessenberry reflects on what happens next.

Scott Romney, brother of the former presidential candidate, said yesterday he isn’t running for the U.S. Senate. Jack Lessenberry, Michigan Radio’s political analyst, sometimes wonders why anybody would want to run in the first place.

Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was convicted of multiple federal corruption charges yesterday. Michigan Radio’s political analyst Jack Lessenberry reflects on how Kilpatrick viewed himself when he was mayor. 

This week, Governor Snyder is expected to make a final decision on an Emergency Financial Manager for Detroit. Michigan Radio’s political analyst Jack Lessenberry thinks the city can look to an Oscar-winning movie for inspiration.

U.S. Senator Carl Levin announced yesterday that he won’t run for a seventh term next year.  Jack Lessenberry, Michigan Radio’s senior political analyst, looks back on his life and career.

Detroit’s City Council voted yesterday to  appeal the governor’s decision to appoint an emergency financial manager. Mayor  Dave Bing, however, doesn’t agree with them. Michigan Radio Senior Political  Analyst Jack Lessenberry explains.

Republicans in the state legislature are proposing raising money to fix the roads by raising the sales tax. On some things. Michigan Radio Senior Political Analyst Jack Lessenberry has been trying to make sense of it all.  

Governor Snyder came to Detroit last Friday to announce that the city will soon be getting an emergency manager. Michigan Radio Senior Political analyst Jack Lessenberry was there, and has been thinking about what happens next.

Governor Snyder will be in Detroit today to announce the state has concluded the city is in a state of emergency. Michigan Radio Senior Political Analyst Jack Lessenberry reflects on the lowest points in the city's history and how it has been able to "rise from the ashes."

Governor Snyder yesterday filled the vacancy on the Michigan Supreme Court by appointing the chief Macomb county circuit judge. Afterwards, he talked to Michigan Radio’s political analyst Jack Lessenberry about his thinking.

Yesterday, former Detroit Medical Center CEO Mike Duggan announced that he is running for mayor of Detroit. Michigan Radio Senior Political Analyst Jack Lessenberry wonders if this is a case of ego vs. common sense.