Jack Lessenberry

Every weekday, Michigan Radio political analyst Jack Lessenberry offers up his perspective on the latest political news in Michigan.

http://michiganradio.org/people/jack-lessenberry

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The man who saw tomorrow


Stan Ovshinsky barely had a high school education, and part of him was always more at home in machine shops like the one where began working when he got out of high school. “For me, manufacturing has always had glamour to it,” he said. Yet he is


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 May 18, 2018  2m
 
 

The man who saw tomorrow


Stan Ovshinsky barely had a high school education, and part of him was always more at home in machine shops like the one where began working when he got out of high school. “For me, manufacturing has always had glamour to it,” he said. Yet he is


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 May 18, 2018  2m
 
 

Should Michigan legalize sports gambling?


On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a law giving Nevada a monopoly over legal sports gambling. And there were immediately voices clamoring to legalize it here. They argued that the state would get more tax revenue as a result, and that it would


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 May 17, 2018  2m
 
 

Should Michigan legalize sports gambling?


On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a law giving Nevada a monopoly over legal sports gambling. And there were immediately voices clamoring to legalize it here. They argued that the state would get more tax revenue as a result, and that it would


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 May 17, 2018  2m
 
 

Should Michigan legalize sports gambling?


On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a law giving Nevada a monopoly over legal sports gambling. And there were immediately voices clamoring to legalize it here. They argued that the state would get more tax revenue as a result, and that it would


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 May 17, 2018  2m
 
 

Campaigns are too expensive. In theory, the FCC could change that.


Yesterday I mentioned a candidate for Congress who was frustrated that he had to spend so much time attempting to raise the money needed to run a competitive race. He’s far from alone. Virtually every candidate I know complains about the same thing. These


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 May 16, 2018  3m
 
 

Campaigns are too expensive. In theory, the FCC could change that.


Yesterday I mentioned a candidate for Congress who was frustrated that he had to spend so much time attempting to raise the money needed to run a competitive race. He’s far from alone. Virtually every candidate I know complains about the same thing. These


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 May 16, 2018  3m
 
 

Campaigns are too expensive. In theory, the FCC could change that.


Yesterday I mentioned a candidate for Congress who was frustrated that he had to spend so much time attempting to raise the money needed to run a competitive race. He’s far from alone. Virtually every candidate I know complains about the same thing. These


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 May 16, 2018  3m
 
 

Lessenberry: Public money for private schools, Bedrock lawsuit, sports betting


Attorney General Bill Schuette filed a challenge with the state court of appeals this week over the issue of public money for private schools. Schuette disagrees with a court ruling that said it's unconstitutional for the state to reimburse private


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 May 16, 2018  4m
 
 

The cost of running for Congress


Anyone who thinks they know how Michigan’s fall elections will turn out is a fool, but this much seems fairly certain: The race for the 11th Congressional District will likely be the most expensive and the most hotly contested. There’s no incumbent, since


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 May 15, 2018  2m