What proposals will lawmakers pass from Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s State of the State address?

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A conversation with Democratic and Republican lawmakers on how best to use the state’s new $9 billion surplus.

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A conversation with our political roundtable of Capitol reporters about the first week in Lansing under Democratic control. 

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A conversation with new Democratic state Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks and a look at the week’s political news with our Friday roundtable.

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This new year means a new Legislature in Michigan and there are a lot of new faces. We take a look at who’s coming into Lansing for the new legislative term.

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Midwestern Democrats who won big in 2022 think their message can help them win nationwide. 

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Governor Gretchen Whitmer signs an executive directive to make sure state government is ready to comply with the state’s new abortion-rights amendment. Michigan’s Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission is suing the state Legislature over funding. And the future of the state’s minimum wage and paid sick leave laws is argued in the Michigan Court of Appeals. Michigan Public Radio Network’s Senior Capitol Correspondent Rick Pluta and Detroit Free Press politics reporter Clara Hendrickson join It’s Just Politics host Zoe Clark for a look at the week in political news in Michigan.

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Michigan Senator Gary Peters on keeping the U.S. Senate in Democratic hands and the latest on Lansing’s lame-duck legislative session.

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Michigan’s minimum wage is set to go up in 2023 but the exact amount could be up to the courts. That’s after a judge found the Republican Legislature’s so-called ‘adopt and amend’ strategy to be unconstitutional.

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A big change could be in store for when Michigan gets to choose a presidential nominee. President Biden comes for another visit to Michigan. A shake-up in the Whitmer Administration before the second term begins. And, lawmakers in Lansing are eyeing the final days of their lame-duck session. 

MLive politics reporters Jordyn Hermani and Simon Schuster join It’s Just Politics host Zoe Clark for a look at the week in political news in Michigan.

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