Jack Lessenberry from Michigan Radio

The Michigan primary is a month away, and a number of congressmen face primary challenges. Michigan Radio’s Jack Lessenberry is thinking about the possibility of an upset.

Governor Rick Snyder stunned his fellow Republicans this week by vetoing three election reform bills.  Michigan Radio's Jack Lessenberry has been thinking about what this means.

Does the racial makeup of any candidate for office matter? Michigan Radio’s Jack Lessenberry has been thinking about this. 

Michigan wasn't yet a state when the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776. But Michigan Radio's Jack Lessenberry thinks a look back is still relevant.

MSU Professor Charles Ballard specializes in the Michigan economy. Michigan Radio’s Jack Lessenberry talked to him about a subject that includes but goes beyond the health care debate: Income inequality.

A new coalition is making one last eleventh-hour proposal to revive the Michigan State Fair. Michigan Radio’s Jack Lessenberry has been thinking about this.

Just before adjourning this month, the Michigan House of Representatives voted for a major cut in the state income tax. Michigan Radio’s Jack Lessenberry has been thinking about that.

Two ballot proposals may be on the Michigan ballot this November, Michigan Radio’s Jack Lessenberry has been thinking about their effects on the state. 

Emergency Managers in two Michigan school districts have announced plans to turn their entire districts over to charter school operators. Michigan Radio’s Jack Lessenberry has been thinking about this.