Christina Shockley

The week in Michigan politics: Merit Curriculum, Buena Vista, Rogers and FBI, flooding disaster

Jack Lessenberry, Christina Shockley and Emily Fox — Wed, 08 May 2013 12:20:13 +0000

This week in Michigan politics, Christina Shockley and Jack Lessenberry discuss possible changes to the Michigan Merit Curriculum, finances and teacher layoffs at Buena Vista schools, the possibility of Michigan Representative Mike Rogers being the next FBI director, and Governor Rick Snyder's declaring that nearly a quarter of Michigan is in a state of disaster from flooding.

The week in Michigan politics: Senate candidates, wolf hunt and wraparound school grants

Jack Lessenberry, Christina Shockley and Emily Fox — Wed, 01 May 2013 12:58:39 +0000

This week in Michigan politics, Christina Shockley and Jack Lessenberry discuss the race for the Senate seat left vacant by Carl Levin, legislation that would allow a wolf hunt despite a petition against it, and Governor Snyder's call for businesses to become more directly involved in schools.

The week in Michigan politics: dredging, immigration and right to work

Jack Lessenberry, Christina Shockley and Emily Fox — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:43:25 +0000

This week in Michigan politics, Christina Shockley and Jack Lessenberry discuss the issue of dredging in Michigan’s harbors, a package of bills that would make Michigan a more immigrant-friendly state, and how lawmakers have backed off from punishing colleges and municipalities for negotiating contracts before the right to work law went into effect.

The week in Michigan politics: Roads funding, lottery and welfare, human rights in Royal Oak

Jack Lessenberry, Christina Shockley and Emily Fox — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:58:42 +0000

This week in Michigan politics, Jack Lessenberry and Christina Shockley discuss funding proposals to fix Michigan’s roads, the number of lottery winners on welfare, and how a human rights ordinance is moving forward in Royal Oak.

This week in Michigan politics: public defense, challenge to right to work, rapid transit

Jack Lessenberry and Christina Shockley — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:13:33 +0000

This week in Michigan politics, Christina Shockley and Jack Lessenberry discuss the possibility of improving Michigan’s public defense system, and lawsuits challenging the state’s emergency manager law and right to work law for violating Michigan’s open meetings act. They also talk about the potential for a rapid transit system in southeast Michigan.

The week in Michigan politics: Affirmative action, meningitis and Detroit EM

Jack Lessenberry, Christina Shockley and Emily Fox — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:56:33 +0000

In this week in Michigan politics, Jack Lessenberry and Christina Shockley discuss Michigan’s affirmative action case being taken up in the U.S. Supreme Court, how Attorney General Bill Schuette wants an in-depth investigation into the meningitis outbreak, and what Kevyn Orr has done in his first week as emergency manager for Detroit.

The week in Michigan politics: The EM for Detroit, Blue Cross overhaul, right to work

Jack Lessenberry, Christina Shockley and Emily Fox — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:34:46 +0000

This week in Michigan politics, Christina Shockley and Jack Lessenberry discuss what's ahead for Kevyn Orr, the soon to be emergency manager for Detroit. They also talk about how some universities might face cuts after renegotiating labor contracts before the right to work law goes into effect later this month, and how the Blue Cross Blue Shield overhaul will affect the majority of Michiganders in the state.

What's going on this week? Kilpatrick guilty, Detroit argues against EM, right to work deadline

Jack Lessenberry, Christina Shockley and Emily Fox — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:38:23 +0000

This week in Michigan politics, Jack Lessenberry and Christina Shockley discuss the trial of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, the debate between the Detroit City Council and Governor Snyder over an impending emergency manager appointment in Detroit, and how unions are trying to get new contracts in place before the new right to work law takes affect later this month.

To hear their discussion, click on the audio above.

The week in Michigan politics

Christina Shockley and Jack Lessenberry — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:46:09 +0000

It's Wednesday, the morning we speak with Michigan Radio's Political Analyst Jack Lessenberry about what's going on in state politics.

Governor Snyder plans to appoint an emergency financial manager to run the city of Detroit. He announced last week that a financial emergency exists in the city. Detroit City Council can challenge the decision. If it does, there will be a hearing next week on the issue, but the council is divided on what to do. Jack Lessenberry says "the odds of any appeal being successful are pretty small."

Sander Levin says Congress isn't doing its job

Christina Shockley — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:15:21 +0000

The across the board spending cuts, known as 'sequestration' are set to begin today, unless Congress comes to an agreement to avert the $85 billion in military and domestic spending cuts.

The White House says Michigan would face about $140 million in cuts if the sequester takes effect at midnight.

A detailed overview of where those cuts would be seen in Michigan can be found here.

On Morning Edition, Christina Shockley spoke with Congressman Sander Levin (D-MI 9th District) about what sequestration would mean in Michigan and the nation.

The week in Michigan politics

Jack Lessenberry, Christina Shockley and Emily Fox — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:49:21 +0000

This week in Michigan politics, Christina Shockley and Jack Lessenberry discuss the idea of increasing sales taxes on services to help fund road improvements in the state, how sequestration could affect Michigan, and why a Detroit City Council meeting to discuss how to avoid a state takeover was canceled.

The week in Michigan politics

Jack Lessenberry, Christina Shockley and Emily Fox — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:54:57 +0000

This week in Michigan politics, Christina Shockley and Jack Lessenberry discuss the results of a financial review of Detroit, a bill to add more people to the sex offender registry in the state, and how the Secretary of State will allow certain undocumented immigrants to get drivers licenses and state IDs this week.

The week in Michigan politics

Jack Lessenberry, Christina Shockley and Emily Fox — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:42:20 +0000

In this week in Michigan politics, Michigan Radio’s Christina Shockley and Jack Lessenberry discuss the possibility for an emergency manager for Detroit, lawsuits against the state’s right to work law and funding for dredging the Great Lakes.

The week in Michigan politics

Jack Lessenberry, Christina Shockley and Emily Fox — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:06:36 +0000

In this week in Michigan politics, Jack Lessenberry and Christina Shockley discuss the likelihood of Michigan having a part time legislature, what will happen to former Supreme Court Justice Diane Hathaway and who is likely to replace her. Lessenberry and Shockley also talk about the 26-year-old who will soon be the emergency manager for Benton Harbor.

The week in Michigan politics

Jack Lessenberry, Christina Shockley and Emily Fox — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:37:42 +0000

In this “Week in Michigan politics” Michigan Radio’s Morning Edition host Christina Shockley and Michigan Radio’s political analyst Jack Lessenberry discuss Governor Rick Snyder’s upcoming State of the State address and how a judge ruling over the Detroit Public School district could set a precedent for emergency managers in the state.