A county clerk explains what happens if your vote is challenged at the polls, and the It's Just Politics panel answers your questions about about election day.
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Justin Roebuck, Ottawa County Clerk
Rick Pluta, co-host of It’s Just Politics, and Senior Capitol Correspondent for the MPRN
Clara Hendrickson, Politics Reporter, Detroit Free Press
Chad Livengood, Politics Editor, The Detroit News

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Friday Rundown: May 12th, 2023

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Friday Rundown: April 28, 2023

A new report says Michigan had the highest youth voter turnout numbers in the nation last November. What’s behind the increase? Plus, a repeal of the state’s ban on unmarried men and women living together.
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Friday Rundown: April 21, 2023

More gun safety legislation is passing at the Capitol. The state House passed extreme risk protection order laws, also known as ‘red flag laws.’ But how exactly do they work and who do they protect?
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Friday Rundown: April 14, 2023

The political roundtable discusses the repeal of the state’s 1931 abortion law, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ visit to Michigan, and the charges against a former Republican Speaker of the House.
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